The government 'recalled' the soldiers to active duty. = The soldiers were 'recalled' to active duty.
He has 'total recall'. [=the ability to remember all the details of things exactly as they happened]
Her youth was (gone) 'beyond recall'. [=her youth was gone and could not be brought back]
(..) (CHUCKLING) Perhaps. How fare the stars? HEIMDALL: Still shining. From here, I can see nine realms and ten trillion souls. Do you recall what I taught you of the Convergence? Yes. The alignment of the worlds. It approaches, doesn't it? The universe (..)2013 Thor: The Dark World