History BookEnds / Film

* ''TheMouseThatRoared'' actually begins with the ColumbiaPictures Torch Lady being scared off by a mouse on her pedestal and dropping her torch, and ends with the same scene shown in reverse.

* [[FinalDestination Flight 180 from Final Destination 5.]] [[spoiler:"Boy, it's a good thing we survived that whole bridge collapse and aftermath, now we can enjoy our flight to Paris. Hey, why are those [[{{Prequel}} students getting kicked off the plane]]...?"]]

* ''TheLivesOfOthers'' features a play written by Dreymann, one of the film's protagonists,at the very the beginning and towards the end. The first time, it takes place in Soviet-controlled Berlin and Dreymann's girlfriend has a lead female role. The second time it's shown, Communism has fallen, Christa-Maria has been DrivenToSuicide and the play has gone a drastic change in tone and costume.

* A subtle one in ''{{Enchanted}}'' was that the first song sung in the film contained the lyrics "I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss." The last song sung by Carrie Underwood in the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue contained the lyrics "I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss."

* FinalDestination.
** [[spoiler:"Boy, it's a good thing we survived that whole bridge collapse and aftermath, now we can enjoy our flight to Paris. Hey, why are those [[{{Prequel}} students getting kicked off the plane]]...?"]]

* ''CitizenKane'' opens on a "no trespassing" sign before moving in closer to Kane's mansion. At the end, when the audience but not the characters learns the secret of Kane's final word "Rosebud," the camera retreats from the mansion and ends on the same sign, signifying that Charles Foster Kane will forever remain a mystery.

** The RKO logo at the very beginning of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' is shown as a banner held up by two playing cards. So is the "TheEnd" [[{{Pun}} card]].

** The RKO logo at the very beginning of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' is shown as a banner held up by two playing cards. So is the "TheEnd" [[IncrediblyLamePun card]].

* ''When Trumpets Fade'' begins with Manning giving his wounded friend [[BurnNotice Bobby]] a piggyback ride. The film ends with Manning being given a piggyback ride by Sanderson.

** Similarly, one of the opening title cards seen at the beginning of ''{{Dumbo}}'' is placed on an orange circle background. That exact same background was used again for the film's "TheEnd" card.

** Verna Felton. The first character she ever voiced in her entire career was an elephant from ''{{Dumbo}}''. Coincidentally enough, the last character she ever voiced before her death in 1967 was yes, an elephant from ''Disney/TheJungleBook.''

** ''{{Bambi}}'' and ''TheLionKing'' begin with the births of Bambi and Simba, respectively, and end as the respective protagonists have BabiesEverAfter.

* An alternate ending for ''[=~28 Days Later~=]'' has the protagonist dying in a hospital, having woken up in one at the beginning of the film.

* ''[=~I, Robot~=]'' has a scene at the end that serves as a perfect mirror for the drawing Sonny made to show Spooner his dream, although YMMV on whether or not this counts, as the scene where Sonny creates the drawing is more towards the film's middle.

* The ending of ''{{Halloween}} 4'' would have applied this to the entire series, had the film bombed and no more sequals been made.
** The theatrical cut of Zombie's ''{{Halloween}} 2'' ends with [[spoiler:Laurie committed to Smith's Grove, and having the same vision young Michael had at the beginning of the film.]]

* The very first and very last shot of ''TheLastUnicorn'' are almost identical, and a refrain of the opening song plays over the last minute or so.