sometimes you just need to go back in
time if you weren’t up there now I think
it would be snowing
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies told through flashback with my
prospects fear I took a job as a
traveling salesman it suited me and
there was one thing you can say about
Edward bloom is that I am a social
person for this list we’re looking at
those movies that were told through the
narrative device known as the flashback
to be eligible the story needs to be
told either entirely or almost entirely
in retrospect so a movie with the odd
flashback scene here and there will not
be included
I gave Bubba’s mama Bubba Shia you know
what
she didn’t have to work nobody’s
catching Elmo number 10 Titanic
what is name touch your knee up gear
easily one of the most popular movies to
utilize the flashback technique Titanic
broke box office records upon release by
being the first film to reach the 1
billion dollar mark God cam the
beautiful story begins in 1996 as an
elderly Rose recollects her ill-fated
voyage it was the ship of Dreams to
everyone else me it was a slave ship
taking me back to America in Chains
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet give
fantastic performances as two young
lovers that come together on the ship
their romance is one for the ages
while the sinking sequence will
undoubtedly go down in history for its
intensity and realism
winner of 11 Academy Awards there is no
denying the power that Titanic held on
the world and it was all set in motion
by the memories of one elderly lady it’s
been 84 years and I can still smell the
fresh paint
number nine Slumdog Millionaire stole a
true sleeper hit from English director
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire was the
recipient of eight Academy Awards and
tells the story of teenager Jamal Malik
as he’s accused of cheating on a game
show so why don’t you save us both a lot
of time and tell me how you cheated as
he’s being tortured due to his seemingly
uneducated nature Jamal recounts the
events that led him to know the answers
what the hell can a Slumdog possibly
know this setup provides a fantastic
reason for exploring the characters life
and each flashback is better than the
last filled with heartbreak beauty and
joy Madge Amon Otto maryborough by
Celine Mela thicker while Jamal’s
backstory can be difficult to watch his
triumphant final destination ultimately
demonstrates that everything happens for
a reason everyone together now jiho
number eight the notebook
I’ve loved another with all my heart and
soul and for me that has always been
into the story that broke everyone’s
hearts and became the seminal
chick-flick of our generation the
notebook proved to be an immense success
for both Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
Hubert on the moon the story begins in
the present with an old man telling a
story to an older woman about a couple
who fell in love in the 1940s it’s not
until later that we find out that the
old man and woman are actually the aged
version of the younger couple in the
tale and that the man is recounting
their story to his dementia ridden wife
they fell in love didn’t it yes they did
good I like this kind of story going
it’s every bit as tear-jerking as it
sounds and is guaranteed to leave even
the biggest cynic choked up nothing is
ever lost or can be lost
number seven Saving Private Ryan
yeah
there’s no denying the sheer intensity
and ferocity of this Steven Spielberg
classic from the opening battle scene on
Omaha Beach to the emotional finale this
movie never lets up on the action or the
drama they wanted to come with me the
runtime is bookended by scenes of an
older private ryan’ looking on to the
grave of his friend and Ally Captain
Miller who died to provide him a life of
happiness and familial love shoulders
it’s a poignant way to frame the film
and makes the events of the past that
much more meaningful and dramatic to be
honest with you I I wouldn’t your
hallowed feel coming back here number 6
the grand Budapest hotel the incidents
that follow were described to me exactly
as I present them here and in a wholly
unexpected way Wes Anderson certainly
makes some eccentric films but he broke
through into the mainstream even more
than before with this movie which is
arguably his magnum opus my dear and
trusted colleagues I miss you deeply as
I write from the confines of my
regrettable and preposterous
incarceration the story begins with a
young woman at the grave of a writer
which flashes back to the author in 1985
who tells the story of the time he
stayed at the grand Budapest hotel in
1968 this premature intermission in the
story of the curious old man had left me
as the expression goes gesh banter fie
unfits a bergen that is on the edge of
my seat like we said very eccentric the
movie was instantly praised for both
Anderson’s unique visual style and for
the thoughtful emotional script take
your hands off my naughty boy
there’s no doubt that the use of
flashbacks certainly helped increase the
emotional punch and resulting acclaim I
understood very little about the events
that would have followed but eventually
I came to recognize
when the destiny of a great fortune is
at stake men’s greed spreads like a
poison in the bloodstream number five
the social network drop the gun
just Facebook no one expected the social
network to be as good as it was but
through sharp writing and its clever use
of flashbacks it became one of the most
timely films of the decade I’m a little
intoxicated I’m not gonna lie
so what if it’s not even 10 p.m. and
it’s a Tuesday night the Kirkland
Facebook is open on my desktop and some
of these people have pretty horrendous
facebook pics the entire story is framed
by depositions from the main characters
as the Winklevoss twins and Eduardo
Saverin sue Mark Zuckerberg for
apparently stealing their idea and for
diluted shares respectively and what was
your ownership share diluted down to
point zero three percent
it makes the events of the film that
much more personal and it’s ending
provides unexpected emotion in the
absorbing story about the creation of
Facebook right now number four the usual
suspects there is no Keyser söze who’s
Keyser söze this movie uses its
flashback technique to spin an
increasingly complex story about the
survivors of a massacre and the
mysterious mob boss Keyser söze and it
results in one of the greatest twists of
all time while survivor verbal Kint is
being interrogated he tells the
intricate story of the criminals and the
dangerous Soze only for the ending to
leave everyone shocked after a while
somebody started asking questions and
the taxi service shut down ever since
then internal affairs have been waiting
to catch them in the act of course we
won’t spoil that here let’s just say
that the conclusion makes ingenious use
of the flashback device in a marvelously
written film greatest trick the devil
ever pulled was convincing the world he
didn’t exist
number three Forrest Gump my mom always
said life was like a box of chocolates
you never know what you’re going to get
both a simple and personal tale Forrest
Gump follows its titular hero as he
witnesses and influences important
historical events of 20th century
America sometime later for no particular
reason somebody’s shot that nice young
president when he was riding in his car
the story begins in 1981 with Forrest
sitting on a bus bench before he begins
rambling to strangers about the surreal
events of his adventurous life so then I
got a call from him saying we don’t have
to worry about money no more and I said
that’s good one less thing it results in
emotions of all sorts from humor to
heartbreak and provides a Greatest Hits
account of recent American history
educating and inciting nostalgic
stirrings at the same time I had never
seen anything so beautiful in my life
she was like an angel it’s truly one of
the greatest films ever and it would be
nothing without its inspired narrative
device sometimes it would stop raining
long enough for the stars to come out
that was nice number two Rashomon nice
detailing noticing that Rashomon is a
classic Japanese movie about a murdered
samurai that’s told through the points
of view of several characters revealing
differing motivations and contradictory
versions of the exact same event became
Eno yo janati la tertulia you Hawkin I’m
on nickel very much it was directed by
acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and
introduced the world to Japanese cinema
through its use of flashbacks and the
contrasting perspectives the movie
retains its fresh and original approach
despite being over 60 years old
Ilana I never cure with my own eyes
truly ahead of its time Rashomon will
continue to impact the art of cinema for
generations to come
before we flash back to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions a long
time ago
an inventor lived in that mansion how
could I tell him what music meant to me
yet of all the witches in Alabama though
was one who was said to be the most
filled for she had one glass eye which
was said to contain mystical powers my
father owned the zoo and I was delivered
on short notice by a herpetologist who
was there to check on the Bengal monitor
lizard and then something happened I let
go
lost in Oblivion number one Citizen Kane
the careful chose will your muffin
around your neck charm day night some of
today’s naive modern audiences may not
be able to see the sheer mastery of
Citizen Kane but this movie invented
countless tropes and introduced the
world to an entirely new way of
filmmaking
if you thought I’d answer you want to
different from what mr. Caid tells you
well I’m all right all right the drama
tells the story of newspaper magnate
Charles Foster Kane through the eyes of
a reporter seeking to find the meaning
behind Kane’s final word
rosebud it’s often regarded as the
greatest movie ever made and its use of
flashbacks results in elaborate
storytelling that was unprecedented in
cinema at the time well after the first
couple of months she and Charlie didn’t
see much of each other they accepted
breakfast by reinventing the wheel Orson
Welles and Citizen Kane showed everyone
how great movies could be with a little
ambition that’s okay
do you agree with our list did I put me
answer your condescending question what
movie do you think employees flashbacks
the best every day I think what you said
the bridge for more time jumping top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com that’s one of the
greatest curses ever inflicted on the
human race memory I was his oldest
friend and as far as I was concerned he
bathed like a swine
time if you weren’t up there now I think
it would be snowing
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies told through flashback with my
prospects fear I took a job as a
traveling salesman it suited me and
there was one thing you can say about
Edward bloom is that I am a social
person for this list we’re looking at
those movies that were told through the
narrative device known as the flashback
to be eligible the story needs to be
told either entirely or almost entirely
in retrospect so a movie with the odd
flashback scene here and there will not
be included
I gave Bubba’s mama Bubba Shia you know
what
she didn’t have to work nobody’s
catching Elmo number 10 Titanic
what is name touch your knee up gear
easily one of the most popular movies to
utilize the flashback technique Titanic
broke box office records upon release by
being the first film to reach the 1
billion dollar mark God cam the
beautiful story begins in 1996 as an
elderly Rose recollects her ill-fated
voyage it was the ship of Dreams to
everyone else me it was a slave ship
taking me back to America in Chains
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet give
fantastic performances as two young
lovers that come together on the ship
their romance is one for the ages
while the sinking sequence will
undoubtedly go down in history for its
intensity and realism
winner of 11 Academy Awards there is no
denying the power that Titanic held on
the world and it was all set in motion
by the memories of one elderly lady it’s
been 84 years and I can still smell the
fresh paint
number nine Slumdog Millionaire stole a
true sleeper hit from English director
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire was the
recipient of eight Academy Awards and
tells the story of teenager Jamal Malik
as he’s accused of cheating on a game
show so why don’t you save us both a lot
of time and tell me how you cheated as
he’s being tortured due to his seemingly
uneducated nature Jamal recounts the
events that led him to know the answers
what the hell can a Slumdog possibly
know this setup provides a fantastic
reason for exploring the characters life
and each flashback is better than the
last filled with heartbreak beauty and
joy Madge Amon Otto maryborough by
Celine Mela thicker while Jamal’s
backstory can be difficult to watch his
triumphant final destination ultimately
demonstrates that everything happens for
a reason everyone together now jiho
number eight the notebook
I’ve loved another with all my heart and
soul and for me that has always been
into the story that broke everyone’s
hearts and became the seminal
chick-flick of our generation the
notebook proved to be an immense success
for both Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
Hubert on the moon the story begins in
the present with an old man telling a
story to an older woman about a couple
who fell in love in the 1940s it’s not
until later that we find out that the
old man and woman are actually the aged
version of the younger couple in the
tale and that the man is recounting
their story to his dementia ridden wife
they fell in love didn’t it yes they did
good I like this kind of story going
it’s every bit as tear-jerking as it
sounds and is guaranteed to leave even
the biggest cynic choked up nothing is
ever lost or can be lost
number seven Saving Private Ryan
yeah
there’s no denying the sheer intensity
and ferocity of this Steven Spielberg
classic from the opening battle scene on
Omaha Beach to the emotional finale this
movie never lets up on the action or the
drama they wanted to come with me the
runtime is bookended by scenes of an
older private ryan’ looking on to the
grave of his friend and Ally Captain
Miller who died to provide him a life of
happiness and familial love shoulders
it’s a poignant way to frame the film
and makes the events of the past that
much more meaningful and dramatic to be
honest with you I I wouldn’t your
hallowed feel coming back here number 6
the grand Budapest hotel the incidents
that follow were described to me exactly
as I present them here and in a wholly
unexpected way Wes Anderson certainly
makes some eccentric films but he broke
through into the mainstream even more
than before with this movie which is
arguably his magnum opus my dear and
trusted colleagues I miss you deeply as
I write from the confines of my
regrettable and preposterous
incarceration the story begins with a
young woman at the grave of a writer
which flashes back to the author in 1985
who tells the story of the time he
stayed at the grand Budapest hotel in
1968 this premature intermission in the
story of the curious old man had left me
as the expression goes gesh banter fie
unfits a bergen that is on the edge of
my seat like we said very eccentric the
movie was instantly praised for both
Anderson’s unique visual style and for
the thoughtful emotional script take
your hands off my naughty boy
there’s no doubt that the use of
flashbacks certainly helped increase the
emotional punch and resulting acclaim I
understood very little about the events
that would have followed but eventually
I came to recognize
when the destiny of a great fortune is
at stake men’s greed spreads like a
poison in the bloodstream number five
the social network drop the gun
just Facebook no one expected the social
network to be as good as it was but
through sharp writing and its clever use
of flashbacks it became one of the most
timely films of the decade I’m a little
intoxicated I’m not gonna lie
so what if it’s not even 10 p.m. and
it’s a Tuesday night the Kirkland
Facebook is open on my desktop and some
of these people have pretty horrendous
facebook pics the entire story is framed
by depositions from the main characters
as the Winklevoss twins and Eduardo
Saverin sue Mark Zuckerberg for
apparently stealing their idea and for
diluted shares respectively and what was
your ownership share diluted down to
point zero three percent
it makes the events of the film that
much more personal and it’s ending
provides unexpected emotion in the
absorbing story about the creation of
Facebook right now number four the usual
suspects there is no Keyser söze who’s
Keyser söze this movie uses its
flashback technique to spin an
increasingly complex story about the
survivors of a massacre and the
mysterious mob boss Keyser söze and it
results in one of the greatest twists of
all time while survivor verbal Kint is
being interrogated he tells the
intricate story of the criminals and the
dangerous Soze only for the ending to
leave everyone shocked after a while
somebody started asking questions and
the taxi service shut down ever since
then internal affairs have been waiting
to catch them in the act of course we
won’t spoil that here let’s just say
that the conclusion makes ingenious use
of the flashback device in a marvelously
written film greatest trick the devil
ever pulled was convincing the world he
didn’t exist
number three Forrest Gump my mom always
said life was like a box of chocolates
you never know what you’re going to get
both a simple and personal tale Forrest
Gump follows its titular hero as he
witnesses and influences important
historical events of 20th century
America sometime later for no particular
reason somebody’s shot that nice young
president when he was riding in his car
the story begins in 1981 with Forrest
sitting on a bus bench before he begins
rambling to strangers about the surreal
events of his adventurous life so then I
got a call from him saying we don’t have
to worry about money no more and I said
that’s good one less thing it results in
emotions of all sorts from humor to
heartbreak and provides a Greatest Hits
account of recent American history
educating and inciting nostalgic
stirrings at the same time I had never
seen anything so beautiful in my life
she was like an angel it’s truly one of
the greatest films ever and it would be
nothing without its inspired narrative
device sometimes it would stop raining
long enough for the stars to come out
that was nice number two Rashomon nice
detailing noticing that Rashomon is a
classic Japanese movie about a murdered
samurai that’s told through the points
of view of several characters revealing
differing motivations and contradictory
versions of the exact same event became
Eno yo janati la tertulia you Hawkin I’m
on nickel very much it was directed by
acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and
introduced the world to Japanese cinema
through its use of flashbacks and the
contrasting perspectives the movie
retains its fresh and original approach
despite being over 60 years old
Ilana I never cure with my own eyes
truly ahead of its time Rashomon will
continue to impact the art of cinema for
generations to come
before we flash back to our top pick
here are some honorable mentions a long
time ago
an inventor lived in that mansion how
could I tell him what music meant to me
yet of all the witches in Alabama though
was one who was said to be the most
filled for she had one glass eye which
was said to contain mystical powers my
father owned the zoo and I was delivered
on short notice by a herpetologist who
was there to check on the Bengal monitor
lizard and then something happened I let
go
lost in Oblivion number one Citizen Kane
the careful chose will your muffin
around your neck charm day night some of
today’s naive modern audiences may not
be able to see the sheer mastery of
Citizen Kane but this movie invented
countless tropes and introduced the
world to an entirely new way of
filmmaking
if you thought I’d answer you want to
different from what mr. Caid tells you
well I’m all right all right the drama
tells the story of newspaper magnate
Charles Foster Kane through the eyes of
a reporter seeking to find the meaning
behind Kane’s final word
rosebud it’s often regarded as the
greatest movie ever made and its use of
flashbacks results in elaborate
storytelling that was unprecedented in
cinema at the time well after the first
couple of months she and Charlie didn’t
see much of each other they accepted
breakfast by reinventing the wheel Orson
Welles and Citizen Kane showed everyone
how great movies could be with a little
ambition that’s okay
do you agree with our list did I put me
answer your condescending question what
movie do you think employees flashbacks
the best every day I think what you said
the bridge for more time jumping top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com that’s one of the
greatest curses ever inflicted on the
human race memory I was his oldest
friend and as far as I was concerned he
bathed like a swine
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