Groundhog Day (1993)
A weatherman relives the same day endlessly, finding humor, love, and personal growth. Perfect for fans of clever, feel-good storytelling.
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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Groundhog Day(1993)
Overview
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish 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.
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Bill Murray
Phil Connors

Andie MacDowell
Rita Hanson

Chris Elliott
Larry

Stephen Tobolowsky
Ned Ryerson

Brian Doyle-Murray
Buster Green

Marita Geraghty
Nancy Taylor

Angela Paton
Mrs. Lancaster

Rick Ducommun
Gus

Rick Overton
Ralph

Robin Duke
Doris the Waitress

Carol Bivins
Anchorwoman

Willie Garson
Phil's Assistant Kenny

Ken Hudson Campbell
Man in Hallway

Les Podewell
Old Man

Rod Sell
Groundhog Official

Tom Milanovich
State Trooper

John M. Watson Sr.
Bartender

Peggy Roeder
Piano Teacher

Harold Ramis
Neurologist

David Pasquesi
Psychiatrist
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Oh hey, it'#39;s February the 2nd, let'#39;s re-watch this for the umpteenth time. :D
Had a smile on my face the whole time !
if anyone had like this experience maybe we all can pursue what we wanted
classic Bill Murray film!
Groundhog Day is something special!! Both to me and just...period. Almost flawlessly executed, Groundhog Day is probably in my '#34;Top 10 Comedies of All-Time'#34; list...if I had one. The script is heartwarming and funny and the actors manage to convey this in a very convincing way. This is very high praise coming from me, as I'#39;m no Bill Murray fan, but in this one he is great. Andie MacDowell also manages a very, very convincing love interest. I also suspect that Harold Ramis had something to do with the excellence of Groundhog Day. He not only directed this one but co-wrote the screenplay with Danny Rubin. And we all know that Ramis at his best is really good. Anyway...if you haven'#39;t seen this...shame on you. Go grab your significant other have a rather pleasant one and a half hours with Groundhog Day.
just rewatched and it still holds up. im good for this movie once every few years. its never been in high rotation for me but definitely has replay value. and it also seems that depending on my mood and life situations at the time of my watching i glom onto different parts of his journey. (adventure, boredom, depression, acceptance, etc) so each time i watch it i do get a little something different even though it isnt a very dense movie. i actually wish they had played it a little darker and a little more layered but what can ya do. and remember: dont drive angry
If you take out the original premise of it and the time it was released it'#39;s not a very good film or must see at all. Fair enough it was a nice idea to transform a complete dick of a character to a decent guy but he'#39;s just so stupidly insufferable for the 1st half of the film that it'#39;s hard to take him seriously. The way you'#39;re unaware of just how much time has passed is pretty brilliant but most jokes and humour didn'#39;t resonate with me. There was no reason for the ending whatsoever and it was just way way too convienent. A bland film that was the 1st to play out a very common fantasy/idea that does it decent enough, nothing special whatsoever
[9.6/10] A wonderful, funny film about what it means to do good and to be better. Despite the behind-the-scenes issues, Murray is at his best here, finding a blend between the pure comedy he was known for and the sadder, more human side he would become known for after. The script commits to its premise, and wrings the humor, drama, fun, and pathos from that fantastical conceit without overdoing it. The movie is deep but accessible, poignant but fun, and endlessly charming and rewatchable.
No entendi porque se rompio el encanto
I'#39;m a sucker for watching movies on the date they are about!
_Groundhog Day_ is a brilliant comedy that gives Bill Murray an opportunity to shine; delivering one of the best performances of his career. When Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors is send to Punxsutawney to cover the Groundhog Day festival, he gets trapped in a time loop and is forced to relive Groundhog Day over and over and over and over again. Murray perfectly plays up the humor, and the tragedy, of this character that’s stuck in a limbo where he can do anything that he wants, and where nothing matters. Additionally, the supporting cast is quite impressive, and includes Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Brian Doyle-Murray. And, Murray and MacDowell have great on-screen chemistry; both comedic and romantic. An outstanding film that has a lot of heart, _Groundhog Day_ is a wonderful romantic comedy that’s incredibly fun.
I loved this movie, it was really good.
Yesssssss...good choice for date night... I get to laugh AND my ol'lady thinks I played it to be romantic... Ka-ching!!!
I have watched this movie as many times as Phil wakes up on Groundhog Day.
One of the best movies of all times. I re-watch every few years, and every time it's a joy from the beginning to the very end!
I don’t get why people like this as much as they do. Sure, it’s fine and it guess it was quite unique when it came out, but it’s hardly a classic.
The big surprise was Willie Garson, closely followed by Chris Elliott. Seeing either of them in this movie's universe is a trip on its own, but both? :exploding_head: [spoiler]I don't have faith in the ending, though. It's entirely too easy for Phil to win over Rita in one day, when up to this point he's been quite the self-centered jerk. "And he got the girl" is a pretty lazy conclusion, to say nothing of how obsessive (read: stalkerish) Phil's behavior actually seems.[/spoiler]
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“Phil” (Bill Murray) is one of those local television personalities who has delusions of grandeur. He thinks himself way more significant than he is as he is frequently acknowledged by the little man who thinks he’s wonderful as he huffs and he puffs the storms away on screen. For the fourth year in succession, he is to do a quick link from a small town that delights in consulting a ground-hog every year for signs of spring. This year, it suggests six more weeks of winter but that is just the start of of the problems for our cynical forecaster as he, his producer “Rita” (Andi McDowell) and cameraman “Larry” (Chris Elliott) find that a snow-induced accident is preventing them getting home. What’s one more night in his B&B, eh? Except, he awakens next morning and is immediately hit by an unnerving déjà-vu! He meets the same people and witnesses the same ceremony. What is going on? His team think he’s just under a bit of stress - but by day eight of this repetitive scenario he is beginning to lose the plot. Now if you were given the same day over and over again, what might you do? Turn to drink? Try to better yourself? Do some daft stuff that you know couldn’t hurt you for long? Help some folk? Fall in love? Well it’s safe to say that “Phil” ends up having a go at many of these options - but which, if any, will break this spell and set him free? There isn’t an whole load of jeopardy with the story arc, here, but it’s the escapades of the fractious, the frustrated then the more stoic “Phil” that entertains and Murray is at his best. Scathing and pompous becomes something altogether unexpected as his predicament takes it’s toll and opens his mind and his eyes. McDowell does just about enough though she doesn’t really add so very much but Elliott makes more of his smaller part as the team boffin in whom “Phil” has precisely zero interest. It also takes quite an humorous swipe at many things suburban. The community of the cheery and the well-meaning, the cheesy and the pathetic. These traits are all exposed to some of the spotlight here as our disgruntled visitor has plenty of time to explore more fully a town that we can all recognise, appreciate and ridicule. It’s not really laugh out loud, no, and at times the punchlines are telegraphed on ahead a bit, but it holds together well and has a certain “A Christmas Carol” sentiment to it. If you like your humour sophisticated, then look elsewhere. If not, then this is good fun.

Fantastic watch, will watch again, and do recommend. Bill Murray carries this time-shift-loop adventure in hilarious form. The writing is excellent with a "redeemable protagonist" trope mixed in. The movie is creative with it's divergent time lines and even manages to maintain proper story arcs as Phil continues to loop. The supporting cast is wonderful in each of their roles, and manage to do repeat acting excellently. This was a popularizing (if not a birth) to a genre, everyone should have watched this movie at some point.

Funny story done to fit on Bill Murray's shoes. It is good enough and with a moral for the family but I don't get it what this is such a famous movie.

**The Future is Not a Given** _Groundhog Day_ sets out to accomplish the inconceivable, where few comedies, or movies of any kind, or art forms of any device dare to tread. It is determined to ultimately answer: How does one find true happiness. The kind of baby that might have been hatched by crossing Woody Allen and Dali Lama. What's truly amazing is that it pretty well achieves this without being pretentious or portentous. Its humble, pedestrian style coincides with it's charitable message. Furthermore, it's a riot! What do you do when the snowstorm of life traps you into a place you don't want to be? Self-destructive anarchy is an option: drinking, stealing, screwing, lying, joyriding and suicide. But this is a big storm so long-term solutions are required. The good news if you're lonely and unhappy? You probably have more time to dedicate to self- improvement (music lessons, ice sculpturing). But challenging the self must have worthwhile outcomes. Phil, believing he's magical, challenges himself to get Rita to sleep with him within 24 hours. He's being dishonest, still playing games and ends up getting slapped in the face repeatedly. It appears that Phil's obstinate pattern of narcissistic behaviour is the cause of this inert existential loop, and one that traps everyone he is in contact with. When he finally realizes that while money, sex and immediate self-gratification might have their perks, they are short-lived and vastly overrated, and a major personality overhaul will be required to escape this Kafkaesque nightmare. An endless, insanely frigid winter is bound to contain him (them (us)) unless new strategies are introduced, alternative energies adopted, the shift away from a self-serving paradigm sustained. To his credit, Phil refuses to be cornered into the status quo and become one in a million zombies chanting “it is what it is”. Phil actually starts to recover when he gives up trying. When he dismisses the quick fixes (sex, booze, anger, lying and fighting), when he relinquishes his ego and lets go of his smarmy King Joffrey-Justin Bieber juvenility, when he learns to be himself, like himself, settle into his own skin so he can thrive in and, in turn, improve his surroundings. In a reversal of _It's a Wonderful Life_, rather than Bedford Falls being worse off from George's absence, Punxsutawney is better off with Phil's presence. Routine days require routine acts of kindness and Phil and the entire town collectively benefit from it. Phil is a born-again humanist, one who rescues himself from himself, escaping a solipsistic rotation of mutually-destructive behaviour simply by being a good Samaritan. The forecast: many rewarding days of sunshine. I always had a bit of a problem with the ending. That the cycle of unhappiness only ends when the guy gets the girl. But now I see that getting the girl was coincidental (and symbolic). Before he gets the girl he has to get himself. That's how you put a reverse spin on a downward spiral. The girl is now able to love the boy because he is love-worthy. The boy could be anyone. A politician. A corporation. You.
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