A Glean movie guide
Infinite Loops: The Best Time-Loop Movies
Break the cycle.
From sci-fi thrillers to rom-coms, these films prove some days are worth repeating.
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The movie list
- 01
Groundhog Day
The definitive time-loop classic about a cynical man forced to relive one day until he finds his humanity.
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
- 02
Edge of Tomorrow
A high-octane sci-fi epic where a soldier uses a death-triggered loop to master the art of alien warfare.
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
Palm Springs
A refreshing, nihilistic romantic comedy about two wedding guests stuck in an infinite desert loop together.
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.
- 04
Source Code
A propulsive thriller following a soldier sent into a simulation to stop a train bombing in eight-minute bursts.
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.
- 05
Triangle
A chilling psychological mystery where a yacht trip turns into a nightmare of repeating, overlapping events.
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.
- 06
Timecrimes
A low-budget Spanish masterpiece of tight temporal logic and escalating causal paradoxes.
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
- 07
Happy Death Day
A clever slasher-comedy hybrid about a student who must solve her own murder to stop the day from resetting.
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.
- 08
Run Lola Run
A high-energy German classic that explores three different outcomes of a single twenty-minute sprint.
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
- 09
The Endless
A slow-burn supernatural mystery about brothers who return to a cult and find localized pockets of frozen time.
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
- 10
Boss Level
A stylish, action-packed ride that treats its time loop like a relentless, high-stakes video game.
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.
- 11
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
A charming, single-take Japanese comedy about a cafe owner with a TV that sees two minutes into the future.
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
- 12
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
A heartfelt coming-of-age story about two teens finding beauty in the monotony of a shared loop.
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.