Flashback narratives aren't to be confused with non-linear narratives - which begin at a later stage within the story and then jump back almost immediately to the very beginning of the actual story which then proceeds linearly from there and is usually proceeded past the supposed "ending" which is shown at the beginning.
Realist, Realism, Realistic - What are the differences?
The Realist narrative generally aims at the representation of life as we know it. Phrasal terms such as "social realism" extend the idea and focus on certain issues which confront the everyday actualities of our own lives. The vast majority of films are made for mainstream audiences aiming to be more realistic, this is to say that they aim to preserve an internal logic which is established early on within the film. In order for the realism to be maintained the rules which are established at the beginning of the film are governing the way in which the film works and cannot be broken later on.
Flashbacks were a predominant feature within the television show 'Lost'. In pretty much every episode there is a fragment of where a character remembers something from their past and it shows the audience how they actually got onto the island. Flashbacks can be useful as it generally allows the audience to be able to see into the characters past and allows any loose ends to be tied up within the overall narrative.
Here is a video example from (Lost) of a Flashback scene:
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