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* ''Film/RiseOfTheScarecrows'' used a sepia-toned flashback of the origins of the three ScaryScarecrows out in the woods. [[spoiler:They were a bunch of construction workers [[CorruptHick Sheriff Howard]] killed out there, who came BackFromTheDead. Mike states that a likely reason for why they're scarecrows is that the sheriff dressed them up that way as a joke before he killed them.]]

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* ''Film/RiseOfTheScarecrows'' used a sepia-toned flashback of the origins of the three ScaryScarecrows out in the woods. [[spoiler:They were a bunch of construction workers [[CorruptHick [[SmallTownTyrant Sheriff Howard]] killed out there, who came BackFromTheDead. Mike states that a likely reason for why they're scarecrows is that the sheriff dressed them up that way as a joke before he killed them.]]
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* ''Film/{{Bethany}}'': Claire starts having flashbacks of her childhood soon after moving into her old home. They're mainly of her and her rather controlling, [[AbusiveParent abusive]] mother.
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* ''Animation/Waves98'': In one scene Omar closes his eyes, and superimposed over his animated face is a live-action shot of a boy swinging in a swing, presumably a childhood memory of Omar's.
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* In ''Film/Daylight2013'', Ray has many flashbacks to his relationship with Rosita, the prostitute he was accused of murdering.
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* ''Film/StrippersVsWerewolves'': We're treated to one when one of the strippers recounts how her boyfriend left her, feeling he wasn't good enough for her.

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* ''Film/StrippersVsWerewolves'': We're treated to one when one of the strippers Raven recounts how her boyfriend left her, feeling he wasn't good enough for her.
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* ''Film/StrippersVsWerewolves'': We're treated to one when one of the strippers recounts how her boyfriend left her, feeling he wasn't good enough for her.
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* ''Film/CutToTheChase'': A number of these show Max's past with his sister Izzy, to fill in things.
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* ''Film/{{Scarred}}'': Sometimes, the film flashes back to the scene where Jonah Kandie's father cut up his son's face with a knife, and then shot his mother. [[spoiler:The one at the end even shows him shooting himself.]]
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%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* Used to death in the B-movie ''Film/BoggyCreek2TheLegendContinues''.

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%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* Used to death in the B-movie ''Film/BoggyCreek2TheLegendContinues''.''Film/BoggyCreek2AndTheLegendContinues''.
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* Around a third of ''Film/ElCamino'' consists of flashbacks that take place throughout the ''''Series/BreakingBad'' timeline.

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* ''Film/ElCamino'': Around a third of ''Film/ElCamino'' the film consists of flashbacks that take place throughout the ''''Series/BreakingBad'' ''Series/BreakingBad'' timeline.
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* Around a third of ''Film/ElCamino'' consists of flashbacks that take place throughout the ''''Series/BreakingBad'' timeline.

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* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' plays around with its flashback a bit. It starts with an {{Age Cut}} into the flashback, except [[spoiler: the old man in the graveyard is Private Ryan, not Captain Miller seen in the landing craft. Ryan isn't in the flashback at all until the final battle, and couldn't have remembered everything shown first-hand. (It is, however, possible that the story is relayed to Ryan through Upham).]]



* The ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films do this extensively as a means of explaining the convoluted plots and building character development, [[spoiler: even when many of the main characters are dead in the 'current' timeline.]]


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* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' plays around with its flashback a bit. It starts with an {{Age Cut}} into the flashback, except [[spoiler: the old man in the graveyard is Private Ryan, not Captain Miller seen in the landing craft. Ryan isn't in the flashback at all until the final battle, and couldn't have remembered everything shown first-hand. (It is, however, possible that the story is relayed to Ryan through Upham).]]
* The ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films do this extensively as a means of explaining the convoluted plots and building character development, [[spoiler: even when many of the main characters are dead in the 'current' timeline.]]


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* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack'': While Zartog is trying to communicate with the humans, he does a bad impression of Ham. Ham shows up behind him and says Piddles the Clown does a better impression of him than that... cut to Piddles imitating monkey chatter.
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** There are more flashbacks to Manual Dyer burning a member of his flock [[spoiler:that reveal that that member was Sheriff Kate's mother, and that Eileen was present for it because she's Manual Dyer's daughter]].
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* ''Film/TheFunhouseMassacre'': There are some of these throughout the movie.
** Each of the killers has a flashback showing the crimes they committed that got them locked up at the Statesville Mental Hospital.
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* ''Film/Trespass2011' has several flashbacks explaining the events leading up to the home-invasion robbery.

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* ''Film/{{Trespass}}'' has several flashbacks explaining the events leading up to the home-invasion robbery.

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* ''Film/{{Trespass}}'' ''Film/Trespass2011' has several flashbacks explaining the events leading up to the home-invasion robbery.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'' was based on ''Rashomon'' and uses the same thing. In fact, close to half of the film is flashbacks as the characters are interviewed by Nicky Flippers to explain how they ended up in Granny's house.

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* ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'' was based on ''Rashomon'' and uses the same thing. In fact, close to half of the film is flashbacks as the characters are interviewed by Nicky Flippers to explain how they ended up in Granny's house.house.
* ''Film/RiseOfTheScarecrows'' used a sepia-toned flashback of the origins of the three ScaryScarecrows out in the woods. [[spoiler:They were a bunch of construction workers [[CorruptHick Sheriff Howard]] killed out there, who came BackFromTheDead. Mike states that a likely reason for why they're scarecrows is that the sheriff dressed them up that way as a joke before he killed them.]]
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* ''Film/{{Clownface}}'': Owen has a flashback while he recounts playing with a stick like it was a sword when he was a kid[[spoiler:, and sees Clownface]].
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** ''Film/Hayride2'' has flashbacks from the events of the previous movie (in sepia tone), and another (not in sepia tone) of Morgan telling Steven and Corey about how to face their fears.
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* ''Film/WhatKeepsYouAlive'': Jules experiences many of these, remembering happy moments in the past with her and Jackie. At the end, Jackie flashes back to her childhood killing a bear.
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* ''[[{{Fearless1993}} Fearless]]'' uses flashbacks extensively, showing the lives of characters affected by a plane crash intercut with flashbacks to the crash itself.

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* ''[[{{Fearless1993}} ''[[{{Film/Fearless1993}} Fearless]]'' uses flashbacks extensively, showing the lives of characters affected by a plane crash intercut with flashbacks to the crash itself.
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* ''Film/SorryWrongnumber'': As Leona learns about what Henry’s been up to, there are various flashbacks of other characters and their interactions with him. Includes a FlashbackWithinAFlashback.

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* ''Film/SorryWrongnumber'': ''Film/SorryWrongNumber'': As Leona learns about what Henry’s been up to, there are various flashbacks of other characters and their interactions with him. Includes a FlashbackWithinAFlashback.
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* ''Film/SorryWrongnumber'': As Leona learns about what Henry’s been up to, there are various flashbacks of other characters and their interactions with him. Includes a FlashbackWithinAFlashback.
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* ''Film/{{Hayride}}'': A couple of flashbacks occur when Morgan tells the story of Ol' Pitchfork to his family and Amanda.
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* ''Film/PatientZero2018'': A few flashbacks occur in the movie. They mainly recount Morgan's life before the outbreak. [[spoiler:The Professor gets a couple as well. They recall what he did when the outbreak reached his school, and how he became infected. They also recall how he killed his family under the influence of the infection.]]
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* ''Film/{{Apparitional}}'': A number of sepia-toned flashbacks occur in the movie, showing events in the location's past that lead to their hauntings.
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* ''Film/TheLodgers'': We see a young Edward witnessing his parents fulfill the final edict of the family curse [[spoiler:by drowning themselves (or perhaps the father drowning both the mother and himself) in a pond]].

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* ''Film/TheLodgers'': We see ''Film/TheLodgers'' flashes back to a young younger Edward witnessing his parents fulfill the final edict of the family curse [[spoiler:by drowning themselves (or perhaps the father drowning both the mother and himself) in a pond]].
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* ''Film/TheLodgers'': We see a young Edward witnessing his parents fulfill the final edict of the family curse [[spoiler:by drowning themselves (or perhaps the father drowning both the mother and himself) in a pond]].

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