Movie Maps

Memento

2000 · Christopher Nolan

Two interweaving timelines told in reverse (color) and forward (black & white). The color sequences run backwards; the B&W sequences run forwards and fill in the gaps.

Mulholland Drive

2001 · David Lynch

The film splits into two realities. The first 2/3 is Diane Selwyn's wish-fulfillment dream; the final act is the grim reality she's escaped from.

Inception

2010 · Christopher Nolan

Five nested dream levels, each with a different time dilation. The deeper you go, the slower time moves relative to reality.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 · Michel Gondry

The film moves through Joel's memories in reverse order as Lacuna Inc. erases them, with Joel fighting to preserve the last ones.

Synecdoche, New York

2008 · Charlie Kaufman

Time becomes increasingly elastic as Caden Cotard builds an endlessly recursive life-simulation inside a warehouse. The film spans decades while feeling like a day.

The Prestige

2006 · Christopher Nolan

Structured as a magic trick: The Pledge, The Turn, The Prestige. Three interlocking timelines told through nested diary-reading.