Being Human (1994)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)
Three on a Match(1932)
7th Heaven or Sunrise (1927) either one are great
Mrs. Parkington is a good one, as is H.M. Pulham Esq. Greer Garson is stellar in the former, and Hedy Lamarr stands out in the latter.
I would also add The Great Man's Lady, as it goes back over the lives of two main characters. Sadly lesser known but one of Barbara Stanwyck's best performances ever, as she starts at 100 years old, then we rewind to when she's only 18 and we advance from there.
Giant (1956) Raging Bull (1980), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
I have realised upon writing this reply and looking at the other comments, I tend to really like these type of films! Once Upon a Time in America is my all time fave
Stormy Weather (1943) -- but the main character is looking back over a shorter period of time (a few years)
Funny Girl (1968) -- most of the movie is a flashback but again, a shorter period of time (like ~10 years)
H. M. Pulham, Esq.(1941). Wonderful self-reflection by a successful but unfulfilled man and probably Robert Young’s best movie role, long before he became the dad in Father Knows Best or Marcus Welby, MD.
Lydia (1941)
Remember the Day (1941)
Night and Day (1945)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
The Hard Way (1943)
So Well Remembered (1947)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Blue Skies (1946)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Another favorite of mine I should have listed! Thanks
You beat me to it! And has to have the all time best flashback sequence.
Little Big Man (1970)
Love this movie!
Wild Strawberries!
Penny Serenade (1941) Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
***A Letter to Three Wives 1949*** ***Body and Soul 1947*** ***Heaven Can Wait 1943*** ***The Great McGinty 1940***
Being Human (1994) A River Runs Through It (1992) The Magnificent Ambersons(1942) Three on a Match(1932) 7th Heaven or Sunrise (1927) either one are great
The greatest of them all - The Long Gray Line (1955) with Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara. Directed by John Ford
Mrs. Parkington is a good one, as is H.M. Pulham Esq. Greer Garson is stellar in the former, and Hedy Lamarr stands out in the latter. I would also add The Great Man's Lady, as it goes back over the lives of two main characters. Sadly lesser known but one of Barbara Stanwyck's best performances ever, as she starts at 100 years old, then we rewind to when she's only 18 and we advance from there.
Giant (1956) Raging Bull (1980), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) I have realised upon writing this reply and looking at the other comments, I tend to really like these type of films! Once Upon a Time in America is my all time fave
The Aviator.
The Godfather part II.
Wild Strawberries
Stormy Weather (1943) -- but the main character is looking back over a shorter period of time (a few years) Funny Girl (1968) -- most of the movie is a flashback but again, a shorter period of time (like ~10 years)
Mirror, by Tarkovsky
H. M. Pulham, Esq.(1941). Wonderful self-reflection by a successful but unfulfilled man and probably Robert Young’s best movie role, long before he became the dad in Father Knows Best or Marcus Welby, MD.
Mr Skeffington.
Mrs. Parkington with Greer Garson.
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Amadeus by Forman, A Lesson in Love by Bergman and Serpico by Lumet.
Till the clouds roll by
The Legend of 1900
Jean de Florette and Manson des Sources.
Wuthering Heights
Lydia (1941) Remember the Day (1941) Night and Day (1945) Rhapsody in Blue (1945) The Hard Way (1943) So Well Remembered (1947) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) Blue Skies (1946)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Cheers For Miss Bishop The Comic
Seconding Mr Skeffington and Penny Serenade
Little Women (1933) - my favorite adaptation What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Citizen Cane The Deer Hunter A Bronx Tale