Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day: top 5 movies with time loops
Groundhog Day is coming, and with it, an ideal time to remember the best movies about the nightmare of living in time loops in the seventh art.
In its original form, Groundhog Day is a historical method used by farmers in Canada and the United States to predict the end of winter. They were guided by the behavior of their animals when they came out of hibernation every February 2. But its link with the seventh art is, without a doubt, the undisputed reference for film plots about time loops. Those cinematic stories about characters who relive the same period over and over and over again. Usually in a nightmarish way, trying to escape from such a situation.
We propose this selection of what we consider the 5 best movies about time loops, as well as where to watch them online. Which is your favorite? Are you missing any of them?
Groundhog Day
- Platform: Starz, DirecTv, Spectrum, Amazon Video, Vudu, AppleTV, Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Redbox, AMC on Demand
- Length: 1 hour and 41 minutes
- Year: 1993
- Director: Harold Ramis
Starring Bill Murray (Phill), Andie MacDowell (Rita), Chris Elliott (Larry), Stephen Tobolowsky (Ned), Brian Doyle-Murray (Buster) and Marita Geraghty (Nancy). More than 70 million dollars grossed from a budget of 14.5 million dollars. In terms of awards, it received a BAFTA award in the Best Original Screenplay category and was nominated for Best Screenplay at the New York Critics Circle.
Lost in Translation
- Platform: AppleTV, Peacock, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DirecTv, AMC on Demand
- Length: 1 hour and 41 minutes
- Year: 2003
- Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. More than 119 million dollars grossed worldwide from a low budget of 4 million dollars. We highlight its 4 Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Bill Murray) and Best Original Screenplay, which was the category it won. We also highlight its 3 BAFTA awards or its 3 Golden Globes among other awards and nominations of different considerations.
Edge of Tomorrow
- Platform: AppleTV, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DirecTV, AMC on Demand, Spectrum
- Length: 1 hour and 53 minutes
- Year: 2014
- Director: Doug Liman
Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. More than 370 million dollars grossed worldwide from a budget of 178 million dollars. The feature film is based on the manga and novel "All you need is kill'" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. As production trivia, the film was shot almost entirely on the same sets used in the 'Harry Potter' saga.
Source Code
- Platform: Sling, TNT, TBS, Spectrum, truTV, AppleTV, Amazon Video, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DirecTv, AMC on Demand
- Length: 1 hour and 34 minutes
- Year: 2011
- Director: Duncan Jones
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright. More than 147 million dollars grossed worldwide from a budget of 32 million dollars. As some of the feature film's trivia, we highlight the change of protagonist, since it was initially intended for Topher Grace, although he handed over his place to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Predestination
- Platform: Tubi, AppleTV, Amazon Video, Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DirectTV, AMC on Demand
- Length: 1 hour and 37 minutes
- Year: 2014
- Director: Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig
Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby and Jim Knobeloch. It is based on the short story "All You Zombies" by Robert A. Heinlein. A feature film with a budget of about $5 million, it grossed $4 million. It received 11 nominations at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) of which it won in 4 categories: Best Actress (Sarah Snook), Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Production Design. It also received a special award for Best Science Fiction Film and a special award for Best Screenplay from the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.