![]() In its initial 1993 review, the Washington Post wrote that “For a time, the movie's pretty good. The film opened to modestly positive reviews, but was hardly revered it earned zero nominations at the Oscars. It’s hard to believe, then, that Groundhog Day wasn’t always the cultural force it has become today. No other film that uses the conceit can escape a comparison: Edge of Tomorrow was dubbed the sci-fi Groundhog Day, Before I Fall the teen movie Groundhog Day, and Happy Death Day the horror Groundhog Day. Although it was certainly not the first to introduce this concept, Groundhog Day is the most well known, and the name is basically synonymous with the feeling of repetitive daily monotony. These three films are all reimaginings of the story told 25 years ago in Harold Ramis’s comedy classic, Groundhog Day. ![]() Three year prior in Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise found himself reliving the day of his death in an alien invasion over and over. Last year two films came to the big screen with the same premise: Happy Death Day found a college student reliving the day of her murder over and over until she discovered her killer’s identity, and Before I Fall followed a high schooler reliving the day of her fatal car crash over and over until she learns to change. ![]()
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