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* ''[[Falling Down]]''. It works really well in this one.

* ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''

* Variant in ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'': Norma constantly watches the old movies that she starred in.

* The 1996 film of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' has a happier times montage after the main characters' suicides.

 

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* Used and subverted for creepiness in ''[[Silent Hill 2]]''.

** The movie that serves as the opening to ''[[Silent Hill: Shattered Memories]]'' falls under this trope by implication. It's rewound and replayed several times consecutively, as if to suggest that the watcher is really hung up on their loss. It's also [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] during the [[Multiple Endings]], {{spoiler|and often [[Subverted]] with a final scene giving a clearer look at what Harry was really(?) like}}.

* In ''[[Heavy Rain]]'', you can make Ethan watch a home movie of his dead son—how many times he watches it (and whether he even makes it all the way through) is up to the player.

* ''[[Child of Eden]]'' has the "Tree of Memories" during the credits, comprised of fan-submitted photos, and accompanied by [[Award Bait Song|touching]] [[Tear Jerker]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5f68qxAKME music].

 

== Web Originals ==

 

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