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- Memento (2000) Trailer for Memento (2000) If you Google "films told backwards," Memento will always come up first. Once again, the culprit here is amnesia—always a great way to justify reverse storytelling.
- Peppermint Candy (1999) Trailer for Peppermint Candy (1999) When somebody commits suicide, the big questions are always: Why? What could have driven someone—often a loved one—to such extreme measures?
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Trailer for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Surrealism and science are pretty much enemies, as surrealists tend to ignore any notion of time, space, and logic.
- 500 Days of Summer (2009) Trailer for 500 Days of Summer (2009) Marc Webb's romantic sleeper hit uses everything the film medium has to offer without overdoing it.
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- 'Logistics' (2012) Directed by Daniel Andersson and Erika Magnusson. If the strength of a reverse-chronology film lies in its ability to convey disintegration, then this 857 hour-long experimental Swedish documentary represents the epitome of the structure.
- 'Peppermint Candy' (1999) Directed by Lee Chang Dong. Writer-director Lee Chang Dong's Peppermint Candy starts with an apparently-deranged man dancing at a picnic, climbing onto nearby tracks, and letting himself get hit by an oncoming train.
- 'Two Friends' (1986) Directed Jane Campion. How many times has a TV-movie been screened at Cannes? At least once for sure, as director Jane Campion's beautiful Australian debut Two Friends did just that, marking the appearance of a new and brilliant filmmaker who would go on to win two Academy Awards (Best Original Screenplay and Best Director) for later works.
- 'Memento' (2002) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Memento is a mystery-thriller about Leonard Shelby (played by Guy Pearce), a man unable to create short-term memories after being struck on the night his wife was raped and murdered.
- The Prestige (2006) There could be numerous other examples of Christopher Nolan’s work in this list, but “The Prestige” is a film that literally starts out of focus and slowly comes into focus, culminating in a brilliant end that is made completely clear.
- (500) Days of Summer (2009) The thing about (500) Days of Summer is that, ultimately, its use of reverse chronology perfectly portrays how people remember their failed relationships.
- Irréversible (2002) If this film were told in normal chronological order, it would be the story of a couple that is very purely in love; but as the film title suggests, it’s not.
- Donnie Darko (2001) Although only one part of the film involves reverse chronology, it’s an important one.
- 8 Happy End
- 7 Irreversible
- 6 Shimmer Lake
- 5 (500) Days of Summer
- 4 5*2
- 3 Peppermint Candy
- 2 The Sweet Hereafter
- 1 Memento
Happy Endis a 1967 dark comedy by director Oldrich Lipsky. It is an absurd yet genius take on the reverse chronological film. Despite the events of the film playing out in reverse, right down to each shot; the movie is narrated in chronological order. It tells the life story of butcher Bedrich Frydrych beginning with the man’s death, which he descr...
Irreversible is a shockingly violent French psychological horror film written and directed by Gaspar Noé and inspired by another popular reverse-chronology film Memento. It begins with the brutal beating and subsequent death of a man in a gay BDSM club. The remainder of the film plays out in reverse order as the shocking events that lead to this pi...
Shimmer Lakeis a well-written, tightly paced crime drama that plays out more like a dark comedy. The film follows the aftermath of a bank robbery and the local sheriff's investigation in reverse. The reverse-chronological order pairs nicely with the taut script, which reveals a surprising plot twist at the end of the movie — or, perhaps more aptly,...
(500) Days of Summer uses reverse-chronology to tell a familiar story in an unfamiliar way. The film, which stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, follows the main character Tom (Gordon-Levitt) after a painful breakup with his girlfriend Summer. The film then follows the non-linear timeline to revisit happier times in their relationship an...
5 Times 2is very much like it sounds: five separate episodes following the same couple throughout different stages in their relationship. The film begins with a bitter divorce and ends with the same couple as they meet on vacation and fall in love. Director Francois Ozon has a gift for exploring relationships in a nontraditional way and uses revers...
Peppermint Candy is a lauded Korean drama that begins with the apparent suicide of the main protagonist and then moves backward to reveal the hardships he suffered throughout his life that would lead him to that fateful moment. The film skillfully uses reverse chronology to not only examine the protagonist's mental state, but also to reflect on imp...
The Sweet Hereafter is a Canadian drama written by Atom Eyogan, who was inspired by the work of Harold Pinter who used reverse-chronology in one of his more famous playsBetrayal(which also inspired a feature film). The film is told completely in reverse and follows a small town community in the aftermath of a horrific bus accident that claimed the ...
Mementois arguably the best film to use reverse-chronological order, grabbing the viewer's attention from the beginning of the film and never letting go right up to the shocking twist-ending. The revenge film follows Leonard (Guy Pearce), a former insurance investigator with short-term memory loss on a vigilante mission to avenge the murder of his ...
Sep 1, 2009 · Hundreds of users began spouting off movies that could also be watched backwards, and they came up with some pretty excellent results. I decided to make a little art project out of it to share with you all; it’s nothing much, but it’s better than posting 15 lines of flat text.
Mar 16, 2021 · Over the past two weeks, I’ve watched so many reverse-chronological movies that my brain is now functioning backwards. This is intended as a guide to movies where the end comes first and the beginning last.
Aug 7, 2013 · These memes are about to go all inception on you. by Natalie Morin. BuzzFeed Staff. 1. Titanic. Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox / Via reddit.com. 2. Thor. Marvel / Via reddit.com.
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