Time Loops
Movies featuring time loops, so I tried to exclude more classic time traveling movies.
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- DirectorJack SholderStarsHelen SlaterJonathan SilvermanNicolas SurovyA man likes a woman at work. He sees her get murdered. He gets drunk and zapped at 12:01AM. Next morning she's back and everything is exactly like the day before. The time loops gives him chances to save her.The first time loop movie I remember seeing, and it stayed with me to this day (it also helps that I work on particle accelerators, ha!)
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris ElliottA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.Okay, that's the reference movie for time loops, and deservedly so.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRobert HaysBess ArmstrongErik von DettenBilly Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out of business. When he tells his little sister Sarah that there is no Santa, she makes a wish that it would be Christmas every day. Now he must relive it over and over again.
- DirectorLouis MorneauStarsJim BelushiKylie TravisShannon WhirryA psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
- DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.I originally didn't see it as a time loop movie, more as a 'what if' kind of situation development
- DirectorMaria RipollStarsLena HeadeyDouglas HenshallPenélope CruzA shambling, out-of-work actor, desperate to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend, unexpectedly stumbles upon a way to turn back the clock.A few more loops would have been nice...
- DirectorJean-Baptiste AndreaFabrice CanepaStarsRay WiseLin ShayeMick CainChristmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsJennifer Love HewittPaul NichollsTom WilkinsonIt takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.
- DirectorShane CarruthStarsShane CarruthDavid SullivanCasey GoodenFour friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.Note sure if this is a time loop or a more traditional time traveling movie... so confusing.
- DirectorAlex PucciStarsKyle LupoAnika C. McFallJoanna SuhlCAMP DAZE takes you back to the days of tube socks, bongs hits and short shorts, throws in a quiet summer camp full of blood and mayhem and watches the fun unfold.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
- DirectorJeff CrookJosh CrookStarsLauren Currie LewisChris FerryCody DarbeClaire Parker is going to die at the hands of a sadistic and depraved killer, she will endure a terrifying, unimaginable brutal death, and it will all happen again, and again.
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsJansen PanettiereJon Kent EthridgeEli VargasLuke hates starting middle school and wishes for the last day of summer, the festival, to keep repeating itself. It does, at least 100 times, until he's learned his lesson.
- DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara GoenagaA 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.Same as Primer, not sure if this is a time loop or a time travel movie... Great nonetheless.
- DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack TaylorFive friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.Start as straight horror. Some situations I can't explain.
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsDustin MilliganAmanda CrewRichard de KlerkThree twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time loop, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.Not a happy movie, but full on free will consequences...
- DirectorJames HaymanStarsLaura MiyataVijay MehtaAmy SmartA story that follows Kate, a young woman who after a horrible blind date on Christmas Eve, wakes up to find she is re-living that same day and date all over again.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera FarmigaA soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.I found the ending of this one very, very well done. Unlike most time loop movies which never explain the _why_, here we have a satisfying explanation.
- DirectorRichard GrayStarsJoseph CrossBriana EviganRafi GavronA group of young friends make an incomprehensible discovery in an abandoned mine, but the more they try to change the future, the more they seal their fate.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsDomhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill NighyAt the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.Not really a time loop, but a good movie you can watch with people who can't stand Sci-Fi.
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsAbigail BreslinPeter OuterbridgeMichelle NoldenA teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth, but her actions have consequences for herself and others.Yeah, skip this one.
- DirectorMadellaine PaxsonStarsMilo CawthorneOlivia TennetDavid WhaleyA young man is lured into a dangerous love triangle that begins to take a series of shocking and grisly supernatural turns.Weird and gory.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.I only like Tom Cruise when he plays assholes... like here.
- DirectorHugh SullivanStarsJosh McConvilleHannah MarshallAlex DimitriadesA man's attempt to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfires when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.A bit too minimalist, but worth seeing.
- DirectorMichael SpierigPeter SpierigStarsEthan HawkeSarah SnookNoah TaylorAs his last assignment, a temporal agent is tasked to travel back in time and prevent a bomb attack in New York in 1975. The hunt, however, turns out to be beyond the bounds of possibility.Famous actors, yet little known movie which deserves to be a classic.
- DirectorDan BeersStarsJohn KarnaCaroline TraywickKate KneelandA high school senior has to re-live losing his virginity over and over again until he gets it right, with the right girl.
- DirectorBradley KingStarsDanielle PanabakerMatt O'LearyGeorge FinnThree friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twenty-four hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.In the line of Primer or Cronocrímenes...
- DirectorRon OliverStarsAutumn ReeserAli LiebertShawn RobertsAn architect relives her disastrous wedding day over and over until she discovers what she really wants in life.A romantic comedy in a world of Sci-Fi and horror...
- DirectorTony ElliottStarsRobbie AmellRachael TaylorShaun BensonTrapped in a lab and stuck in a time loop, a disoriented couple fends off masked raiders while harboring a new energy source that could save humanity.More confusing than your average time loop movie, but far from bad.
- DirectorRy Russo-YoungStarsZoey DeutchHalston SageCynthy WuFebruary 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's losing.Teenage romantic drama
- DirectorChristopher LandonStarsJessica RotheIsrael BroussardRuby ModineA college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's identity.Teenage slasher with a twist
- DirectorJo Sun-hoStarsKim Myung-minByun Yo-hanShin Hye-sunA mystery drama revolving around a father who commits an unethical act in an attempt to save his daughter's life. Three years later, his actions return to haunt him, trapping him in an endless time loop.
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsAaron MoorheadJustin BensonCallie HernandezAs kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
- DirectorMichael TiddesStarsMarlon WayansRegina HallDennis HaysbertNervous about finally getting married, a guy is forced to relive the same nerve-wracking hours over and over again until he gets things right on his wedding day.Or see its predecessor, Naken
- DirectorAri SandelStarsAdam DevineAlexandra DaddarioShelley HennigNoah meets Avery at a Halloween party and falls in love but gets friend-zoned. 3 years later, she's engaged to someone else. Noah returns in a time machine to fix things.A bit lame in my opinion.
- DirectorChristopher LandonStarsJessica RotheIsrael BroussardPhi VuTree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.
- DirectorPaul CurrieStarsMichiel HuismanTeresa PalmerSam ReidA man's life is derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 p.m.
- CreatorLeslye HeadlandNatasha LyonneAmy PoehlerStarsNatasha LyonneCharlie BarnettGreta LeeA cynical young woman in New York City keeps dying and returning to the party that's being thrown in her honor on that same evening. She tries to find a way out of this strange time loop.
- CreatorJon Harmon FeldmanStarsEliza DushkuShawn ReavesZach GalifianakisA university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
- DirectorTodd Strauss-SchulsonStarsTaissa FarmigaMalin AkermanAdam DevineA young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.Some elements of time loop, but it's minor to the plot.
- DirectorCiro SorrentinoStarsSam GittinsMino SferraEllie PoussotA young Londoner scientist, running experiments with his father in a quiet Italian village, has to face consequences for choices he hasn't made yet.
- DirectorMax BarbakowStarsAndy SambergCristin MiliotiJ.K. SimmonsStuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.Quite fun.
- DirectorIan SamuelsStarsKathryn NewtonKyle AllenJermaine HarrisTwo teens live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create a map of things to remember.Meh...
- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsFrank GrilloMel GibsonNaomi WattsTrapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, a former special forces agent must unlock the mystery behind his untimely demise.Very much like a game, spawning and all.
- DirectorTravon FreeMartin Desmond RoeStarsJoey Bada$$ZariaVincent MordenteA man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
- DirectorDean CraigStarsSam ClaflinOlivia MunnFreida PintoWhile trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl who got away in alternate versions of the same day.
- DirectorJosh LawsonStarsRafe SpallZahra NewmanRonny ChiengTeddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.Not a time loop movie, but the theme is similar and interesting.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsDave BautistaElla PurnellAna de la RegueraFollowing a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.There are hints that the movie could be a time loop. They come across corpses wearing the same clothes...
- DirectorAli LeRoiStarsSteven SilverSpencer NevilleNicola Peltz BeckhamA wealthy, Nigerian-American teen is pulled over by police, shot to death and immediately awakens, reliving the same day over and over, trapped in a terrifying time loop - forced to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.
- DirectorKelley KaliStarsMaisie Richardson-SellersShannon WoodwardRosaline ElbayBillie is plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she's stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsEva GreenAsa ButterfieldSamuel L. JacksonWhen Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonPaula PattonJim CaviezelAfter a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsKaley CuocoPete DavidsonKevin CorriganWhat would you do if you could travel to your loved ones' past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
- DirectorJonathan HeapStarsJane AldenDon AmendoliaJohn BachelderPoor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.
- DirectorBob GebertStarsIan MichaelsChristina MauroEvan Lee DahlTraveling in 11-minute increments, a time-tumbler from 48 years in the future spends two years of his life weaving through a two-hour wedding reception.
- DirectorBruce WempleStarsThomas BrazzleCatharine DaddarioAnna ShieldsFive friends go on a weekend getaway to a cabin in Upstate New York, where time and space begins to function without reason, only to slowly turn them against each other one by one.