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I like time-loop movies, groundhog Day being there most notable. My favorite is probably Triangle. I’ve seen Timecrimes, Happy Death Day (& 2U), Edge of tomorrow,
The Netflix show Russian Doll might be up your alley
I’ll check it out!
Give it a couple of episodes to see if you like it. The first episode spends a lot of time setting things up, but the main character doesn’t come across as very likeable at first IMO. Once you get into the next couple of episodes, and she starts actually using her brain to try and understand what’s happening to her, she becomes a lot more likeable as a character.
Obvious choice: Primer
There’s also a decent tng episode that has this exact premise.
It seems this is an entire genre though, so Wikipedia does have a list of time loop movies. Maybe check if any of those short descriptions seem to fit your tastes?
Bloody great TNG episode, unsurprising that it was written by the director of the new Cosmos series
Looper was a pretty good concept IMO.
Predestination. If you haven’t seen it, you might like it.
One of the best adaptations of a sf short story, period.
I’ve heard good things about Palm Springs from 2020.
I saw it it’s a fun time. Especially if you like timeloops
Did you try time-loop games yet? Outer Wilds is fantastic. Majora’s Mask, The Forgotten City and The Sexy Brutale are also pretty cool.
No but def something I’ve thought about
Try Coherence, and Time Lapse. Two pretty cool, underrated, low budget movies that I rewatched many times.
Run Lola Run and Palm Springs.
Also Boss Level. Dumb but fun. And Source Code. I also love time loop movies.
Try looper and if you’re ready to think a lot, Primer.
Edge of tomorrow is so fuckin good.
Give the Netflix show “Dark” a try. Incredibly well written, everything fits together at the end, and it touches on this topic in an interesting and unique way!
Seconded (and thirded and fourthed). Dark is superb. Watch in German with English subs though, not dubbed.
Try Predestination.
It’s a rough one but maybe check out Primer.
Also give Paper Girls a try. It’s a graphic novel but Amazon started making it into a show but canceled after one season.
Memento is a time loop of sorts, good movie for sure.
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I watched HDD and then 2U on a glowing recommendation I knew it was positioned as a horror but damn I didn’t know what I was getting into and they’re two of the funnest movies I’ve seen in years. My only regret is not seeing them in the theatre as they come across as movies people would be yelling at the screen which is the best kind of movie IMHO
They are both movies that exceed expectations! I really liked them too!
This is slightly different than a time loop, but check out Coherence.
Watched it. Liked it.
It’s not a movie, but I just binged the anime Erased and it would be right up that alley! It’s only 12 episodes long with great pacing and its what I would describe as a non-anime persons type of anime
I’m going to second Erased! My family (who vehemently dislike anime) binged the whole thing in one sitting!
That’d be cool! I’ve not been able to engage with anime before, looking forward to it!
I don’t read much fiction, but I quite enjoyed the book Edge of Tomorrow was based on: All You Need Is Kill. The plots only overlap at a very high level, if that, so no worries on having it spoiled for you. It’s fun reading the protagonist’s thought process and I think the book does a far better job at making the aliens scary, the war desperate.
Nice. I like reading
Triangle
Napoleon Dynamite voice: It’s pretty much my favorite movie
You might like the movie Arq, was a pretty interesting time loop movie on Netflix
It’s a DUST short, but check out Iteration One on YouTube.
Love Edge of Tomorrow. Wish they would make that sequel.
If they’d called it All You Need Is Kill, they’d be at least up to part three by now.
Like BelieveRevolt mentioned, it’s based on a Japanese comic called All You Need Is Kill
Triangle is such a great movie.
That is correct
Source Code was okay but not great or anything. Of course, there’s also Looper.
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is quite fun - some friends discover that a webcam upstairs from them shows the very near future.