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Groundhog Day (1993) -- Bill Murray has extreme déjà vu, when he plays a low life weatherman forced to relive the same lame holiday in a podunk town, until he either goes bonkers or gets the girl.
Groundhog Day (1993) -- A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Groundhog Day (1993) -- A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Groundhog Day (1993) -- A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
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Director:
Harold Ramis
Writers (WGA):
Danny Rubin (screenplay) and
Harold Ramis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over... more
Plot:
A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Much, much more than just a comedy more (440 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 1310:00 AMFX   

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Also Known As:
...und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier (Germany) [de]
Atrapado en el tiempo (Spain) [es]
Atrapat en el temps (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Bugün aslinda dündü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Dan mrmota (Serbia) [sr]
Dzien Swistaka (Poland) [pl]
En ny dag truer (Denmark) [da]
En ny dag truer (Norway) [no]
Feitiço do Tempo (Brazil) [pt]
Hechizo del tiempo (Argentina) [es]
I mera tis marmotas (Greece) [el]
Idétlen idõkig (Hungary) [hu]
Lõputu küünlapäev (Estonia) [et]
Lakoom Etmol B'Babokker (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Le jour de la marmotte (Canada: French title) [fr]
Måndag hela veckan (Sweden) [sv]
Min dag som murmel (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Na Hromnice o den více (Czech Republic) [cs]
Neskoncen dan (Slovenia) [sl]
O Feitiço do Tempo (Portugal) [pt]
Päiväni murmelina (Finland) [fi]
Ricomincio da capo (Italy) [it]
Un jour sans fin (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006. more
Goofs:
Continuity: On the final encounter between Phil Conners and Ned Ryerson when Phil embraces Ned and asks if he can call in sick, the old man is missing from the corner where he should be standing. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Phil: Somebody asked me today, "Phil, if you could be anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?" And I said to him, "Prob'ly right here - Elko, Nevada, our nation's high at 79 today." Out in California, they're gonna have some warm weather tomorrow, gang wars, and some *very* overpriced real estate. Up in the Pacific Northwest, as you can see, they're gonna have some very, very tall trees.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Being Erica: Yes We Can (#2.5)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Almost Like Being in Love more

FAQ

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
If the film takes place over 10 years, why doesn't Phil age?
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403 out of 421 people found the following comment useful.
Much, much more than just a comedy, 24 March 1999
10/10
Author: KFL from Bloomington, IN

Taken as a light comedy, this movie would rate perhaps eight stars out of ten. But it's much, much more than just a light comedy. It is, in fact, utterly unique. The character of Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, is, quite literally, a man without a future.

What do we gain from watching this movie? Different people will take away different things from it. I discovered two very important truths in Groundhog Day.

One was the importance of concentrating on the things that last. Phil Connors must live the same day over and over again, and is forced to realize that the only real change that will ever be possible must happen within himself. (From this it is a short leap to the realization that this is the only kind of change that really matters; for in his case, it is literally true.) It is at this point that he takes up piano, begins reading, learns to ice-sculpt. But if it weren't for his unique predicament, he never would have realized this; in his routine at the TV studio back in Pittsburgh, we surmise, there was always something changing...and not changing. (It is interesting that Phil is a weatherman: the weather is a perfect metaphor for something that changes constantly...without, in the long term, changing at all.) We can be distracted by the superficial changes in the world around us, and forget that real change in our lives must come from within. This was the great gift of Groundhog Day for Phil Connors: the chance to discover this truth for himself.

The other thing I noticed, while reflecting on this movie, is how uncertainty can keep us from charitable acts. We use our ignorance like a crutch: we don't give to charity because it may be a scam, we don't offer to help someone because they may not need help anyway, and so on. But Phil doesn't have the luxury of ignorance. He knows...he knows with absolute certainty that if he doesn't buy the old man a bowl of soup, that man will die in the streets within a few hours. He knows that if he isn't on hand at the right time, a boy will fall from a tree and break his neck. Faced with such knowledge, even Phil, self-absorbed as he is, cannot stand by idly. Nor could we, in his position. This is a powerful argument for knowledge as the most reliable foundation for generous behavior. What other movie can offer an insight half so profound?

Many more truths can be mined from this movie. As others have said, this is a thought experiment that went very well indeed--better than anything I've ever seen on the Big Screen. As such, I'd vote for it as one of the greatest movies ever made, and very likely the most underrated movie ever made.

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