Time Is a Lie
In normal life, time is linear. In these movies, time is a suggestion. Loops. Jumps. Bad decisions repeated until someone learns something. Or until someone stops learning and starts panicking. If you like neat timelines and clean causality, this category will disrespect you.
The Picks
An absolute c*nt of a man relives the same day until he becomes a better person. It’s therapy, but with a time loop and way more snow.
Official synopsis
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.
Time travel crime movie where the worst assignment is ‘kill your future self’. Clean premise, messy consequences, great vibes.
Official synopsis
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Reincarnation, but fluffy. If you are emotionally stable, this movie will test that claim.
Official synopsis
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Honorable Mentions
Groundhog Day, but with assassins. Dying repeatedly becomes a strategy. Video game logic, surprisingly watchable.
Official synopsis
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.
Time loop rom-com where the loop is not the problem. The problem is being yourself forever. Somehow hilarious.
Official synopsis
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.
Time travel, family trauma, and Ryan Reynolds being Ryan Reynolds. It’s a hug wrapped in sci-fi.
Official synopsis
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.