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The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning

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Movies that begin with a scene from the end or near-end.

If anyone knows of some more or has any general critique of this list, do not hesitate to comment.

Note : This list has been given to me by Pumpkinate. I may add some movies in the future ... or maybe not.

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Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 14 12:50

http://www.listal.com/movie/donnie-darko

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 14 12:53

http://www.listal.com/movie/inside-man

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 14 15:24

Thanks! Added.

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 14 16:20

The Usual Suspects and Irréversible too

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 11:04

A Perfect World
Memento

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 11:55

Added! :)

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 11:58

Btw: not "Momento", but "MEMENTO" ;)

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 12:00

Gotcha. Thanks. :P

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 12:09

Awesome film btw! :P

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 13:47

http://www.listal.com/movie/my-sisters-keeper-2009
http://www.listal.com/movie/500-days-of-summer
http://www.listal.com/movie/slumdog-millionaire
http://www.listal.com/movie/the-notebook
http://www.listal.com/movie/life-before-her-eyes

Posted: 3 years, 6 months ago at Dec 15 19:37

http://www.listal.com/movie/pulp-fiction

Posted: 3 years, 5 months ago at Jan 1 0:49

Michael Clayton starts with a scene from the near end as well.

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 21 18:26

Fight Club!
And doesn't 300 do the same thing?

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 21 23:14

Goodfellas probably has the most memorable beginning/end.

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 22 8:32

http://www.listal.com/movie/pans-labyrinth

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 22 17:59

http://www.listal.com/movie/the-butterfly-effect

:D

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 25 18:36

donnie darko's beginning is not actually the end..

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 26 12:20

Okay. Gotcha.

Posted: 3 years, 3 months ago at Mar 4 18:50

Notorious (2009)

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 7 11:25

Great List

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 7 12:14

http://www.listal.com/movie/triangle

Posted: 2 years, 10 months ago at Aug 7 22:52

Great list, White Oleander also starts with a scene from the end of the movie.

Posted: 2 years, 8 months ago at Oct 11 23:32

carlito's way also starts with a scene from the end

Posted: 2 years, 7 months ago at Nov 2 1:16

Trick 'r Treat (which I just watched last night) http://www.listal.com/movie/trick-r-treat-2008
The Strangers http://www.listal.com/movie/the-strangers-2007

Posted: 2 years, 7 months ago at Nov 2 9:55

reminds me of that smashing pumpkins song :)
great list :9

Posted: 2 years, 7 months ago at Nov 2 12:43

Thanks! And I did get the title for this list and my The End Is the Beginning Is the End list straight from the Smashing Pumpkins tracks off the Batman & Robin soundtrack. ;)

Posted: 2 years, 6 months ago at Dec 4 13:40

Sweet list!

Posted: 2 years, 6 months ago at Dec 4 21:41

nice list

Posted: 2 years, 5 months ago at Jan 15 11:22

umm MI3
http://www.listal.com/movie/mission-impossible-iii-2006

Posted: 2 years, 5 months ago at Jan 20 4:03

http://www.listal.com/movie/the-good-guy
i watched the movie yesterday , its was awful .

Posted: 2 years, 5 months ago at Jan 20 13:30

Thanks for those, mojack!

Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago at Mar 17 12:41

I believe Fallen and Identity would qualify also. I love this type of movie. Great list!!

Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago at Mar 21 7:28

Gran Torino has an ending similiar to the beginning.

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jun 28 16:40

ah, I just remembered another one. 21! :D

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jul 2 1:58

into the wild

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jul 7 21:47

this is a very interesting list

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Aug 4 5:09

hmm I think The Machinist also fits this list! :3

Posted: 1 year, 10 months ago at Aug 4 16:33

Alrighty then - ADDED! You happy now!? ;]

Posted: 1 year, 3 months ago at Mar 15 22:08

A Thousand Words

Posted: 11 months, 1 week ago at Jul 10 9:09

High Tension
Tucker And Dale vs Evil
The Art Of The Devil
The Eye
The Final

a lot of horror films have this cliche

Posted: 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Dec 26 2:46

American Beauty
District 9

Edit: 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Posted: 2 months, 1 week ago at Apr 6 7:22

Very cool list!

Posted: 2 weeks, 1 day ago at Jun 3 18:12

Very good list, but how about Lost Highway?

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