Magic coins
Scattered coins leap off the table and stack themselves back into a pile.
Examples
60 reverse video examples you can copy today
Every clip below was made with Reverse Movie FX — filmed forwards on a phone, then played backwards. Tap any one to watch it full size, then film your own version in a couple of minutes.
How to attract money?
Banknotes fly across the room straight into an open hand — the classic money-attraction reverse video.
Magic balloons
A burst of balloons gathers itself back together instead of drifting apart.
Banana
A peeled, eaten banana reassembles itself and zips back into its skin.
Cards trick
A collapsed spread of playing cards jumps back into a perfect deck.
Lord of the cans
A toppled tower of cans rebuilds itself in one smooth move.
Magic clock
Time literally runs backwards as the hands of the clock unwind.
The world walks backwards
Everyone on the street moonwalks — the simplest reverse video you can film outdoors.
Magic broom
Swept-up dirt scatters back across the floor and the broom moves on its own.
Magic motorbikes
Motorbikes ride in reverse down the street like a rewound tape.
Magic pens
Dropped pens jump off the desk and land neatly back in the holder.
Fishing without a rod
A fish leaps out of the water straight into your hands — no rod needed.
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Matches
A burnt match un-burns itself and the flame disappears back into the head.
Magic rice
Spilled rice gathers itself off the table and pours back into the bowl.
Magic spill
Spilled soda flows back up into the bottle without a drop left behind.
Magic paper
A torn sheet of paper repairs itself in your hands.
Magic newspaper
A shredded newspaper reassembles page by page.
Magic apple
Bite marks vanish and the apple becomes whole again.
Magic cards
A thrown deck of cards flies back together into one stack.
Magic paper trick
Crumpled paper unfolds itself flat on the table.
Money attraction
Coins slide across the surface and gather into your palm.
Paper puke
Paper flies out of the air and back into your mouth — the gross-out reverse classic.
Magic foam
A cloud of foam sucks itself back into the can.
Magic pillow
A thrown pillow flies back into your hands from across the room.
Pillow snake
Pillows line themselves up into a snake, one after another.
Magic tomato
A squashed tomato pulls itself back together, whole and clean.
Magic can
A crushed can pops back into shape on its own.
Magic towel
A dropped towel flies up and folds itself over the rail.
Magic orange juice
Juice pours upwards back into the glass — the easiest trick to film first.
Magic clothes
Clothes fly off the floor and fold themselves into a neat pile.
Magic tricks: book
Pages flip themselves and the book closes with no hands touching it.
Magic book: kinetic powers
A book and newspaper move by themselves as smoke pulls back in.
Telekinesis: flower pot
A shattered flower pot reassembles and lifts back onto the shelf.
Magic wave
A breaking wave rolls backwards out to sea.
Automatic magic balloon
A balloon inflates itself with nobody blowing into it.
Magic balloon
A popped balloon becomes whole again in mid-air.
Colour balloon
Colourful balloons rise back up and gather in one hand.
Magic bottle
A falling bottle jumps back onto the table and stands upright.
Magic bottle 2
A bottle rights itself and the spill flows back in.
Magic water
Water pours upward out of the glass and back into the bottle.
Levitating flowers
Flowers lift off the ground and float back into the vase.
Magic apple 2
Another take on the self-repairing apple, bite by bite.
Cards dominoes
A fallen row of cards stands itself back up like reverse dominoes.
Sticks rebuild themselves
A collapsed pile of sticks builds itself back into a tower.
Magic coins 2
Coins roll uphill and stack themselves into a neat column.
Crazy street at night
Night traffic runs backwards through the city — lights, cars and all.
Magic motorbikes 2
A second reverse ride: bikes reverse out of the frame in formation.
Magic utensil
Kitchen utensils leap off the counter back into the drawer.
Magic match
A lit match extinguishes itself and the flame retreats into the wood.
Magic nuts
Scattered nuts hop back into the bowl one by one.
Peeling the fruit reversed
Peel wraps itself back around the fruit until it looks untouched.
Knives come back to me
Thrown knives fly back and land neatly in your hand.
Magic bicycle
A bicycle rides backwards with the rider perfectly still.
Traffic reversed
A whole junction of traffic flows in reverse.
Magic garden
Garden furniture arranges itself with nobody in the frame.
Light a candle magic trick
A blown-out candle relights itself as the smoke pulls back in.
Magic grapes
Grapes fly off the plate and reattach themselves to the bunch.
Un-cut hair
Cut hair reattaches itself strand by strand — the haircut runs backwards.
Magic stone
A splash rises out of the water and the stone flies back to shore.
Magic book: matches
Spilled matches gather themselves back into the box.
Your turn
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