A Glean movie guide
Infinite Days: Best Time Loop Movies
Break the cycle.
Relive the same day over and over with these mind-bending sci-fi and comedy picks.
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The movie list
- 01
Palm Springs
A hilarious and cynical modern take on the loop trope with incredible lead chemistry.
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
- 02
Edge of Tomorrow
A high-octane blockbuster where dying on the battlefield is just a chance to try again.
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
- 03
Source Code
A pulse-pounding thriller that uses an eight-minute loop to stop a terrorist attack.
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
- 04
Happy Death Day
A clever slasher-comedy that turns a birthday murder into a fun, repetitive mystery.
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
- 05
Boss Level
A retired special forces agent fights his way through a stylish, video-game-inspired loop.
A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.
- 06
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
A charming and thoughtful romance about two teens finding beauty in a day that never ends.
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
- 07
Triangle
A dark, mind-bending horror film that traps its characters in a haunting cycle at sea.
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.
- 08
Before I Fall
A high school drama that uses the loop to explore redemption and the impact of our choices.
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
- 09
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
A brilliant, low-budget Japanese comedy filmed in a single continuous take.
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
- 10
ARQ
A tense, single-location sci-fi where a couple must protect a machine that controls time.
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.