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1. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,325,917 | Gross: $25.54M
2. Carrie (1976)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta
Votes: 207,219 | Gross: $33.80M
3. The Amityville Horror (2005)
R | 90 min | Horror
Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
Director: Andrew Douglas | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jimmy Bennett, Jesse James
Votes: 117,499 | Gross: $65.23M
4. The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
PG | 84 min | Family, Horror, Mystery
When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.
Directors: John Hough, Vincent McEveety | Stars: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker
Votes: 7,087 | Gross: $5.00M
5. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 11,501
6. Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 92 min | Drama
A writer takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend, Stuart, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic childhood event.
Director: David Attwood | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Nicola Duffett, Claire-Louise Cordwell
Votes: 14,024
7. The Science of Sleep (2006)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou, Alain Chabat
Votes: 70,933 | Gross: $4.66M
8. Happy Tree Friends (2000–2016)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
A series of horrible sudden deaths keep happening to a group of creatures caused by themselves doing the most stupid things.
Stars: David Winn, Ellen Connell, Warren Graff, Kenn Navarro
Votes: 18,374
9. Shimmer Lake (2017)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An inventive crime thriller told backwards reversing day by day through a week following a local sheriff's quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
Director: Oren Uziel | Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, John Michael Higgins
Votes: 16,728
10. Happy End (1967)
73 min | Comedy, Crime
A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Josef Abrhám, Bohus Záhorský
Votes: 1,420
11. Betrayal (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
An affair between a literary agent and his best friend's wife. The story unfolds in reverse-chronological order.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Avril Elgar
Votes: 1,747
12. The Bloody Man (2020)
133 min | Family, Horror
In the 1980s, and after the death of his mother, Sam is struggling with family, friends, school, and the most evil being he can imagine - The Bloody Man, who is unknowingly summoned and ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Benedict | Stars: Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, KateLynn E. Newberry, Larry Kenney
Votes: 278
13. Afterlife (1978)
18+ | 7 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A psychedelic new-age short about what a spiritual human being might find after death.
Director: Ishu Patel
Votes: 175
14. Enigma: Return to Innocence (1993 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video for Enigma's song 'Return to Innocence'.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Sandra, Enigma, Andreas Harde, Hsiu-chu Kuo
Votes: 72
15. Ju-rei: Gekijô-ban - Kuro-ju-rei (2004)
Not Rated | 76 min | Horror
Japanese school girls die violently after seeing a man wearing a black hood.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Miku Ueno, Eriko Ichinohe, Ichirô Ogura
Votes: 516
16. Range Roads (2021)
86 min | Drama
When her parents are killed in a sudden car accident, television actor Frankie King (Alana Hawley Purvis) returns to her hometown in rural Alberta to face this tragedy after being estranged from her family for 20 years.
Director: Kyle Thomas | Stars: Alana Hawley Purvis, Joe Perry, Nicole de Boer, Chad Brownlee
Votes: 83
17. Murder Czech Style (1967)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
A black comedy about a dull, overweight middle-aged clerk with a beautiful wife, who has requested that the marriage is not consummated for some time. When he discovers that she has a ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Weiss | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Kveta Fialová, Václav Voska, Vladimír Mensík
Votes: 79
18. Reverse Runner (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenager pursues his childhood dream of becoming the best at reverse running.
Directors: Lachlan Ryan, Jarrod Theodore | Stars: Dan Cannon, Rosco Brauer, Bianca Linton, Julian Shaw
Votes: 172
19. Paradise Lost (I) (2003)
54 min | Documentary
A picturesque fishermen village overlooking the Mediterranean, Paradise is a Palestinian enclave inside the state of Israel, with a history that ecoes stories of a massacre and deportation.... See full summary »
Director: Ibtisam Mara'ana
Votes: 23
20. Osoi hito (2004)
83 min | Drama, Thriller
A wheelchair bound man goes on a killing spree to ease his hurt when a local college coed rebuffs his amorous advances.
Director: Gô Shibata | Stars: Ariko Arita, Toshihisa Fukunaga, Naozô Hotta, Sumiko Shirai
Votes: 200
21. Ouvert 24/7 (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
In a backroad restaurant, a few customers are getting bored. To avoid falling asleep, they start telling 3 tales to each other.
Director: Thierry Paya | Stars: Philippe Beun-Garbe, Emilie Brunner, Alix Bénézech, Véronique Caldarola Piétryniack
Votes: 80
22. Guinness: noitulovE (2005 Video)
1 min | Short
A commercial for Guinness Draught stout, the commercial shows, in reverse, the adventures of three characters who evolve from mudskippers to present day humans before tasting Guinness in a London pub.
Director: Daniel Kleinman
23. The Country Schoolmaster (1933)
94 min
A teacher turns down an offer to become a Hamburg university instructor, preferring his country Heimat, and after some complications his childhood girlfriend from the city is able to join him as well.
Director: Carl Heinz Wolff | Stars: Hans Schlenck, Marianne Hoppe, Heinrich Heilinger, Brigitte Horney
24. Backwards (2021)
18 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A boy discovers a mechanism to reverse time backwards leading to unexpected consequences.
Director: Sajan Balan | Stars: Sahil Sajan Balan, Sayaan Sajan Balan
25. Carrots & Peas (1969)
5 min | Short
An experimental short film by Hollis Frampton which compares and contrasts the colors of carrots and peas.
Director: Hollis Frampton
Votes: 371
26. A Time Before (2017)
12 min | Short, Drama
The masked secrets of a newlywed couple are revealed through the lens of time. A one take film of cause and effect.
Director: Zhibo Lai | Stars: Kevin Tan, Lorena Berger, Kayla Ellenwood, Kelsey Saunders
27. Wraith of the Umbra and Eidolon (2018)
154 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
For endeavors long ago, two friends travel to an island resort that specializes in rebirth, overseen by a lonely spirit who divide their stay into three stages.
Director: Morten K. Vebjørnsen | Stars: Steinar A. Wedvik, Morten K. Vebjørnsen
28. Square 1 (2016)
13 min | Short, Fantasy
A surreal short story about a man who is trapped in a seemingly endless loop. The only way he believes he can get out is to attend an interview.
Director: Tom Knight | Stars: Matthew Leeson, Mark Taylor, Eve Harding, Roger Horland
29. Wine and Roses (and Wine) (2021)
7 min | Short, Comedy
A polite girl struggles to send away from her home an uninvited guest with romantic intentions.
Director: Alex Bahena | Stars: Tegan Farrelly, Craig Andrew Robertson, Abbie McIntosh
30. Neesnu (2005)
8 min | Short, Drama
Neesnu plays out backwards through a momentous day in a college girl's life.
Director: Jennifer Kaye Phillips | Star: Mari Andrew
31. Nachttanke (2008)
7 min | Short
Director: Christian Schleisiek | Stars: Alexander J. Beck, Andreas Konzack
32. EvitoM (2010)
6 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Directors: Todd J. Phelps, Paul Whitehead | Stars: Todd J. Phelps, Sallie Rogers, Laura Rogers, Victoria Murad
33. Ensueño del fin (2009)
6 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
"Ensueño del Fin" is an oniric essay about the unknown. A work that mix surrealism, experimental digital video and a little of abstract film (visual and sound). This short-film tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Angelines Amaro Gómez | Stars: Angelines Amaro Gómez, María Martínez
34. Home Movies (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Short
Blunderer Robert Benchley is going to show some house guests the film he and his wife took on a vacation trip. He sets up the projector and the reel begins...and nothing good happens for Benchley from this point.
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: Robert Benchley, Monica Bannister, Marie Blake, John Butler
Votes: 127
35. Persistence (2020)
3 min | Short, Drama, Sport
A paralympic athlete that tries to beat a record ends up stuck in a time loop.
Director: David Barros | Stars: David Grachat, Carlos Mota
Votes: 5
36. Visszafelé show (2021–2022)
Comedy
The series shows different activities per episode, played backwards.
Votes: 11
37. Undergone (2011)
36 min | Short, Adventure, Crime
A short film about a young man, as he embarks on an exciting, psychological journey that leads him to understand himself and realise that he is the author of his own misfortunes.
Director: Saeed S. Alsuwaidi | Stars: Khalifa Binhendi, Mohammed Adel Al Falasi, Ali Ahmad Kianiy, Marwan Ahmed Al Sabri
38. Fried (2022)
M | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery
A man's attempts to eat breakfast are constantly interrupted, by the repeated appearances of a stoned out time traveler.
Director: Mars Fargo | Stars: Mars Fargo, Brian Lachowski
39. R5: Smile (2014 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Director: Michel Sandy Borden | Stars: Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Rydel Lynch
Votes: 20
41. The Backwards Man (II) (2022)
3 min | Short, Horror
Your future is His past, whether you run or stand. You cannot escape the Backwards Man.
Director: Zachary Padgett | Stars: Dominic Garrett, Zachary Padgett
42. Forest Ridge (2011)
PG | 12 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two hikers come across a neighborhood of zombies.
Directors: Joshua Zello, Benji Zello | Stars: Richard Zello, David Conner, Dama Alvarado, Alicia Cates
43. In Absentia (2002)
8 min | Short
A man is haunted by memories of his girlfriend and struggles with flashbacks and visions of her and him together. He drinks heavily and considers suicide in this dark short.
Directors: Richard Heald, James Kibbey | Stars: Toby Knowles, Sarah Withers
Votes: 32
44. Sá matao Paco (2012)
1 min | Short, Comedy
Director: David Díaz | Stars: Álvaro G. González, Guillermo Valadés, Karim Elaafi, Javier Morejón
Votes: 8
45. Robert McAtee: Absorbing the Night (2017 Music Video)
Music
What if one could go back to the beginning of the night before things took an injurious turn? Could catastrophes be corked inside a bottle, averting drops of red blood and wine, or is it ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McAtee | Star: Robert McAtee
46.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Zig Zag
(2000)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The only surviving bomber has his finger on the trigger to destroy the super-computers at the Department of Information Technology. Afterwards the story leading up to this scene is told.
Director: James Head | Stars: Frank Whaley, Leslie Hope, David McNally, JR Bourne
Votes: 189
47.
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017– )
Episode:
Week 6: Thursday
(2019)
29 min | Game-Show
Mouse Of Games, Distinctly Average, The Backwards Round, And The Answer Isn't and Answer Smash are the games facing this week's celebrity contestants on today's edition of the game show.
Director: John Smith | Stars: Richard Osman, Jay Blades, Shaun Keaveny, Rachel Parris
Votes: 15
48.
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017– )
Episode:
Week 8: Thursday
(2019)
29 min | Game-Show
Charlene, Gregg, Holly and Chris play "The Answer's In The Question", "You Complete Me", "The Backwards Round", "Outplay Osman" and "Answer Smash" in the penultimate day of competition.
Director: John Smith | Stars: Richard Osman, Chris Hollins, Gregg Wallace, Holly Walsh
Votes: 15
49.
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017– )
Episode:
Week 9: Thursday
(2019)
29 min | Game-Show
Scarlett, Rick, Naga and David play games including "House of Gamers", "Distinctly Average", "The Backwards Round" and "The (Not Quite So) Nice Round" on today's edition of the amiable game show.
Director: Ollie Bartlett | Stars: Richard Osman, Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty
Votes: 15
50.
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017– )
Episode:
Week 1: Tuesday
(2021)
29 min | Game-Show
Reeta, Olga, Andrew and Gareth play games including Mouse of Games, You Spell Terrible, The Backwards Round, But What's the Question and Answer Smash on the second day of play.
Director: John Smith | Stars: Richard Osman, Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell
Votes: 15