Opening Scenes
The film opens with a slow-motion suburban family dinner interrupted by flying debris.
What is American Beauty?
Andy Dufresne
Who is Tim Robbins? (The Shawshank Redemption)
A chef tries to save his career by opening a food truck with his son.
What is Chef?
This Christopher Nolan film famously tells its story backward in black-and-white and color sequences.
What is Memento?
A young boy grows up over 12 years as the same actor ages on screen.
What is Boyhood?
This movie begins with a scrolling test explaining the history of replicants.
What is Blade Runner?
Michael Corleone
Who is Al Pacino? (The Godfather)
A woman mysteriously disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary.
What is Gone Girl?
This Quentin Tarantino film jumps around in time between intersecting crime stories.
What is Pulp Fiction?
A high schooler navigates friendship, love, and anxiety while writing anonymous letters.
The opening shows a tense nighttime car ride that ends in sudden violence.
What is No Country for Old Men?
Paul Atreides
Who is Timothee Chalamet? (Dune)
A jazz drummer pushes himself to the breaking point under an abusive mentor.
What is Whiplash?
This romantic sci-fi film reveals a relationship through fragmented memories being erased.
What is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
Set in 1980s Italy, this film follows a summer romance that profoundly changes a teenage boy.
This film starts with a home-video-style montage set to "Bellbottoms".
What is Baby Driver?
Minerva McGonagall
Who is Maggie Smith? (Harry Potter)
A linguist deciphers an alien language that changes her perception of time.
What is Arrival?
This Ridley Scott epic rearranges events through multiple, conflicting viewpoints of a duel.
What is the Last Duel?
A teenage girl discovers independence and rebellion while working at a strip mall photo lab.
What is Edge of Seventeen?
The opening depicts a mysterious lighthouse rescue told in fragmented memory.
What is The Lighthouse?
Alana Kane
Who is Alana Haim? (Licorice Pizza)
Two magicians engage in a dangerous rivalry involving illusion and sacrifice.
What is The Prestige?
This ensemble drama presents the same accident repeatedly, each time from a different character’s perspective.
What is Rashomon?
A Sacramento teen clashes with her mother while preparing to leave for college.
What is Lady Bird?