15 Movies You Forgot Are Really Just One LONG Flashback According to Ranker

"Flashbacks are a fairly common storytelling device in films. Less common are extended flashback movies. These are the cases where the entire story is one great, big flashback, as opposed to just an individual scene or two. They start with some kind of setup, then proceed to take us back to the past for a lengthy stretch before wrapping up with a return to the present at the end. What's fun about these pictures is that, in many cases, you can actually forget that you're watching a flashback. The plot's momentum will sweep you up, keeping you mentally in the moment. When this happens, it can even be a little surprising once the movie comes back to present day because you've been so invested in the story. However they make you feel, there is something admirable about a film that skillfully uses extended flashbacks not as a gimmick, but as a critical storytelling device." - ranker.com

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)