Movies Where Things Happen Out of Order

Movies Where Things Happen Out of Order

Memento

Release Date 2001
Rating : 8.4 Production Companies: Summit Entertainment, Newmarket Capital Group Director: Christopher Nolan, Steve Gehrke, Chris Edmonds Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano

Summary: Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Pulp Fiction

Release Date 1994
Rating : 8.9 Production Companies: Miramax, A Band Apart Director: Francis R. Mahony III, Quentin Tarantino, Kelly Kiernan Stars: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman

Summary: A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Cloud Atlas

Release Date 2012
Rating : 7.4 Production Companies: Anarchos Productions, X-Filme Creative Pool Director: Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent

Summary: A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

Mulholland Drive

Release Date 2001
Rating : 7.9 Production Companies: Canal+, Asymmetrical Productions Director: David Lynch, Cori Glazer, John T. Churchill Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux

Summary: Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

The Usual Suspects

Release Date 1995
Rating : 8.5 Production Companies: Blue Parrot Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions Director: Bryan Singer, Kenneth Kokin, James D. Deck Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin

Summary: Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

Sin City

Release Date 2005
Rating : 8 Production Companies: Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios Director: Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Monika Petrillo Stars: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen

Summary: Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

The Butterfly Effect

Release Date 2004
Rating : 7.6 Production Companies: New Line Cinema, FilmEngine Director: J. Mackye Gruber, Betty Bennett, Susan Lambie Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters

Summary: A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

Beginners

Release Date 2011
Rating : 7.2 Production Companies: Parts & Labor, Focus Features Director: Mike Mills, Rod Smith Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent

Summary: Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

Reservoir Dogs

Release Date 1992
Rating : 8.3 Production Companies: Lionsgate, Live Entertainment Director: Jamie Beardsley, Martin Kitrosser, Quentin Tarantino Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Summary: A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

Rashomon

Release Date 1950
Rating : 8.2 Production Companies: Daiei Film Director: Akira Kurosawa, Teruyo Nogami, Mitsuo Wakasugi Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura

Summary: Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Out of Sight

Release Date 1998
Rating : 7 Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Jersey Films Director: Gregory Jacobs, Michael Risoli, Trey Batchelor Stars: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames

Summary: Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

The Social Network

Release Date 2010
Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions Director: Allen Kupetsky, Lisa Arnone, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer

Summary: In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, he is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but Zuckerberg finds that his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

Batman Begins

Release Date 2005
Rating : 8.2 Production Companies: DC Comics, Legendary Pictures Director: Christopher Nolan, Annie Penn, Cliff Lanning Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson

Summary: Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Michael Clayton

Release Date 2007
Rating : 7.2 Production Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises Director: Christopher Goode, Steve Apicella, Matt Power Stars: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton

Summary: A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Atonement

Release Date 2007
Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Studio Canal Director: Joe Wright, Josh Robertson, Thomas Napper Stars: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan

Summary: As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Inside Man

Release Date 2006
Rating : 7.6 Production Companies: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Imagine Entertainment Director: Spike Lee, Shari L. Carpenter, Rodney "Bear" Jackson Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster

Summary: When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Blue Valentine

Release Date 2010
Rating : 7.3 Production Companies: Hunting Lane Films, Silverwood Films Director: Derek Cianfrance, Tony Osso, Brad Robinson Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman

Summary: Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Slumdog Millionaire

Release Date 2008
Rating : 8 Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Celador Films Director: Loveleen Tandan, Nuvendra Singh, Loveleen Tandan Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal

Summary: A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".