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A look at the legacy of the Rashomon effect in the movies

By Patrick Jarenwattananon,

Ryan Benk, Scott Detrow, Marc Rivers

Published August 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT

In the real world, events happen in a linear order - but in the movies, they don't have to. A look at the Rashomon effect, and how films handle complicating the narrative.

Patrick Jarenwattananon

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Ryan Benk

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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