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* ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'' utilizes a montage composed of clips from [[Film/{{Gojira}} the 1954 original]], plus all of the films in the Heisei series.
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[[quoteright:350:[[Film/TheBadAndTheBeautiful http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/end_credit_montage.jpg]]]]
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* The end credits of ''Film/TheBadAndTheBeautiful'' show short clips of all major characters along with the actors' names.
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** ''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou''

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** ''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou''''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''



** ''[[Anime/FlintTheTimeDetective Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun]]''
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** ''[[Anime/FlintTheTimeDetective Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun]]''
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** ''{{Kuragehime}}''''Manga/PrincessJellyfish''

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!!As this trope concerns the endings of shows and movies, unmarked spoilers follow.



* ''FushigiYuugi'' features this alongside a montage of promotional artworks or those taken from the manga. [[spoiler: Even Nuriko's death episode has one for him.]]

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* ''FushigiYuugi'' features this alongside a montage of promotional artworks or those taken from the manga. [[spoiler: Even Nuriko's death episode has one for him.]]



* Episode 63 of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' has a special end credits sequence [[spoiler:highlighting the life of Hohenheim, using clips from throughout the show itself, including previous opening/ending sequences]].

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* Episode 63 of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' has a special end credits sequence [[spoiler:highlighting highlighting the life of Hohenheim, using clips from throughout the show itself, including previous opening/ending sequences]].sequences.



* ''Film/TheHangover'' featured still pictures from the guys' wild night [[spoiler:when they were high on roofies]].

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* ''Film/TheHangover'' featured still pictures from the guys' wild night [[spoiler:when when they were high on roofies]].roofies.



* The last episode of ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' had one of these take the place of the usual ending. Justified in thar [[spoiler: the montage is a projection from Gash's head.]]

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* The last episode of ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' had one of these take the place of the usual ending. Justified in thar [[spoiler: that the montage is a projection from Gash's head.]]



* ''{{Persona 3}}'' used clips from the animated story events. Could very well be a case of [[spoiler: MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes]].

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* ''{{Persona 3}}'' used clips from the animated story events. Could very well be a case of [[spoiler: MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes]].MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes.



* ''VideoGame/MadFather'': All of the CG graphic cutscenes shown throughout the game appear over the credits, from Monika's portrait, straight through to [[spoiler:the eponymous man himself gone mad]]. Also counts as a PhotoMontage.

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* ''VideoGame/MadFather'': All of the CG graphic cutscenes shown throughout the game appear over the credits, from Monika's portrait, straight through to [[spoiler:the the eponymous man himself gone mad]].mad. Also counts as a PhotoMontage.
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** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''MajorasMask'' are borderline examples, with both recapping and epilogue.

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** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''MajorasMask'' ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' are borderline examples, with both recapping and epilogue.

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* ''ArashinoYoruNi''


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* ''Literature/ArashiNoYoruNi'' scrolls through scenes from the film.
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* ''ShipToShore''

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* ''ShipToShore''''Series/ShipToShore''

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* Credits in the Polish adventure game ''Wacki: Kosmiczna Rozgrywka'' include a number of animated scenes from the game, squashed off to the side.



* If i recall correctly, all cartoons from ''WhatACartoon!''

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* If i recall correctly, all All cartoons from ''WhatACartoon!''
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* The second ending sequence in ''KirbyOfTheStars'' uses previous clips from throughout the series.

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* The second ending sequence in ''KirbyOfTheStars'' ''Anime/KirbyOfTheStars'' uses previous clips from throughout the series.
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* ''{{Kirby}}'s Adventure'' features AttractMode-style battles with each of the non-final bosses within its credits.

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* ''{{Kirby}}'s Adventure'' ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' features AttractMode-style battles with each of the non-final bosses within its credits.
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** ''[[FlintTheTimeDetective Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun]]''

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** ''[[FlintTheTimeDetective ''[[Anime/FlintTheTimeDetective Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun]]''
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* ''[[Anime/{{Persona 4}} Persona 4: The Animation]]'' has this at the end of episode 1.

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* ''[[Anime/{{Persona 4}} Persona 4: The Animation]]'' ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' has this at the end of episode 1.
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** ''KyouKaraMaou''

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** ''KyouKaraMaou''''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou''
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** The [[BigDamnMovie Gintama movie]] (the second one, with the original story) has this at the end as well, showing scenes from the movie accompanied by the movie's theme. Then it goes [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] when the first montage ends and the second begins, using ''[[CallBack the anime's first theme]]'' accompanied by scenes from the first five seasons in the foreground as scenes from the [[TitleSequence title sequences]] flash by in the background.

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** The [[BigDamnMovie Gintama movie]] (the second one, with the original story) has this at the end as well, showing scenes from the movie accompanied by the movie's theme. Then it goes [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] when the first montage ends and the second begins, using ''[[CallBack the anime's first theme]]'' accompanied by scenes from the first five all six seasons in the foreground as scenes from the [[TitleSequence title sequences]] flash by in the background.
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** The [[BigDamnMovie Gintama movie]] (the second one, with the original story) has this at the end as well, showing scenes from the movie accompanied by the movie's theme. Then it goes [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] when the first montage ends and the second begins, using ''[[CallBack the anime's first theme]]'' accompanied by scenes from the first five seasons in the foreground as scenes from the [[TitleSequence title sequences]] flash by in the background.

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Split animated films and live-action films.


Doesn't count if the events depicted happen after the ending -- that is, as an epilogue. (For instance, the credits of ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}''.)

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Doesn't count if the events depicted happen after the ending -- that is, as an epilogue. (For instance, the credits of ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}''.''WesternAnimation/WallE''.)



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* ''{{Anastasia}}''

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* ''{{Anastasia}}''''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (the sequence itself is known as "The Incredits!")
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAntBully'' (in the form of cave paintings by the ants)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': After the epilogue vignettes there's a touching CreditsMontage.
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* ''TheIncredibles'' (the sequence itself is known as "The Incredits!")
* ''TheAntBully'' (in the form of cave paintings by the ants)



* ''AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' (1956 version)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': After the epilogue vignettes there's a touching CreditsMontage.

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* ''AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' ''Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' (1956 version)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': After the epilogue vignettes there's a touching CreditsMontage.
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* Film/KillBill Volume 2, in the part of the credits that shows the entire cast of characters
* ''TheHangover'' featured still pictures from the guys' wild night [[spoiler:when they were high on roofies]].

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* Film/KillBill ''Film/KillBill Volume 2, 2'', in the part of the credits that shows the entire cast of characters
* ''TheHangover'' ''Film/TheHangover'' featured still pictures from the guys' wild night [[spoiler:when they were high on roofies]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has one in every episode, followed by TheStinger. In seasons one and two it's static images of scenes from the episode, but from season three on it's animated clips.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioLand 4'', when you get all of the treasures.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioLand 4'', ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'', when you get all of the treasures.



** Also VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor.

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** Also VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor.''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''.
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* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' kicks off its end credits sequence with clips of the main players and some of the celebrities who made cameos.
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** See also: most other series from StephenJCannell Productions in the 1980s. (It was not uncommon for them to last over a minute, unusual for TV at the time... and even today.)
* The final episode of ''TheShield'' ends with a very moving nostalgic montage of both happy and sad events from earlier in the series.

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** See also: most other series from StephenJCannell Creator/StephenJCannell Productions in the 1980s. (It was not uncommon for them to last over a minute, unusual for TV at the time... and even today.)
* The final episode of ''TheShield'' ''Series/TheShield'' ends with a very moving nostalgic montage of both happy and sad events from earlier in the series.
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* Many programs of T.A.T. Communications Co. (later Embassy Productions) -- among them, but not limited to ''DiffrentStrokes'', ''TheFactsOfLife'' and ''OneDayAtATime'' -- used montages. ''Diff'rent Strokes'' froze its shots for most of its seasons, while ''The Facts of Life'' and ''One Day at a Time'' used clips that usually lasted 5-10 seconds each.

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* Many programs of T.A.T. Communications Co. (later Embassy Productions) -- among them, but not limited to ''DiffrentStrokes'', ''TheFactsOfLife'' ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'', ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' and ''OneDayAtATime'' ''Series/OneDayAtATime'' -- used montages. ''Diff'rent Strokes'' froze its shots for most of its seasons, while ''The Facts of Life'' and ''One Day at a Time'' used clips that usually lasted 5-10 seconds each.
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** Done in VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam too, although the montage shows the events after the game and the gang's vacation through the same areas they explored.
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* The last episode of ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' had one of these take the place of the usual ending. Justified in thar [[spoiler: the montage is a projection from Gash's head.]]
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* ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' does it in reverse chronological order -- and it's a bit longer if you beat the BonusBoss.

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* ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' does it in reverse chronological order -- and it's a bit longer if you beat the BonusBoss.TrueFinalBoss.
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* ''Gintama'' often have this at the end of the action arcs and the last episodes of a season.
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* Each episode of the CirqueDuSoleil variety series ''Solstrom'' featured a montage covering most of the "acts" in the episode. And each act got text offering interesting details on the performer(s)/acts who weren't imported from Cirque's live shows, and the name of the specific show for those who were.

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* Each episode of the CirqueDuSoleil Creator/CirqueDuSoleil variety series ''Solstrom'' featured a montage covering most of the "acts" acts in the episode. And each episode. Each act got text offering interesting details on the performer(s)/acts who weren't imported from Cirque's live shows, and the name of the specific show for those who were.
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* ''Film/ShortCircuit'' recaps Number/Johnny Five's escapades, including some deleted scenes (an encounter with a toy robot, for instance).
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* ''Film/ImJuli'', the closing credits show stills of the actors alongside their names.
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* ''VideoGame/MadFather'': All of the CG graphic cutscenes shown throughout the game appear over the credits, from Monika's portrait, straight through to [[spoiler:the eponymous man himself gone mad]]. Also counts as a PhotoMontage.

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