List of films featuring time loops


This list of films featuring time loops in which characters experience the same period of time which is repeatedly resetting: when a certain condition is met, such as a death of a character or a clock reaches a certain time, the loop starts again, with one or more characters retaining the memories from the previous loop. The list provides the names and brief synopses of films in which time loops are a prominent plot device.
For a list of films that include any kind of time travel see
time travel in films.
TitleYearCountryDescription
Je t'aime, je t'aime1968FranceA man is subjected by a group of scientists to an experiment where he experiences past events in his life over and over again.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1983JapanFeature film based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1965 novel of the same name. The story is about a Japanese schoolgirl who accidentally gains the ability to time travel, which she experiments with and attempts to alter past events, leading her on a journey through multiple time loops.
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer1984JapanThe students of Tomobiki high school relive the day before the school festival over and over.
Mirror for a Hero1987RussiaZerkalo dlya geroya, a Soviet Union film by Vladimir Khotinenko. Two heroes circle multiple times in 1949, adapting to the harsh post-war life, meeting the parents of one of them, finally returning to the present time, having reassessed their attitude towards elders.
12:01 PM1990USAThis short film is the first film adaptation of the short story "12:01 PM" by Richard A. Lupoff, which was published in 1973 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It originally aired on cable television as part of the Showtime 30-Minute Movie anthology series. It was nominated for an Academy Award.
12:011993USAThe second film adaptation of the short story "12:01 PM" by Richard A. Lupoff, which was published in 1973 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Office worker Barry Thomas is forced to relive the worst day of his life.
Groundhog Day1993USASelf-centered television weatherman Phil Connors is forced to relive the same day over and over. This movie is generally seen as the quintessential time-loop movie by many with its name being synonymous with the genre as a whole.
Christmas Every Day1996USAAn American television movie based on William Dean Howells's 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day". A selfish teenager is forced to relive the same Christmas every day.
Retroactive1997USAA psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman who was murdered by her husband.
Run Lola Run1998GermanyThe story follows a woman named Lola who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty minutes to save the life of her boyfriend by resetting time multiple times by 20 minutes.
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas1999USAHuey, Dewey, and Louie must repeat Christmas Day until they come to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Naken2000SwedenOn the day of his wedding, Anders wakes up naked in an elevator. As he attempts to piece together the reason for his predicament, the day repeats itself, and he becomes stuck in a time loop.
Stork Day 2004ItalyItalian remake of Groundhog Day. A TV star goes to Tenerife for a nature documentary and gets stuck in a repetition of the same day.
Camp Slaughter2005USAA group of present-day teenagers are sent back to 1981, and discover a summer camp which is stuck reliving the day a demented killer went on a rampage.
Christmas Do-Over2006USAA father is stuck in a time loop when his son wishes that every day was Christmas Day. A remake of Christmas Every Day from an adult perspective.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006JapanAnime based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1965 novel of the same name.
Salvage2006USAClaire encounters horror and murder after finishing a day working at a convenience store, not once but many times. An official selection of the 2006 Sundance Festival.
The Last Day of Summer2007USA11-year-old Luke gets his wish that every day could be the last day of summer.
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel2009USA
United Kingdom
Three social misfits navigate a time-travel conundrum originating from their local pub.
Triangle2009United Kingdom
Australia
A group of friends go on a boat trip and become stranded due to a storm. They discover a cruise ship which causes them to experience a series of repeating events.
Dark Country2009USAA newly married couple drives through the desert from Las Vegas when they encounter a person who was just in an accident. They take him and try to find some help, but are now part of a time loop.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time2010JapanThird film based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1965 novel of the same name.
Alf Mabrouk2010EgyptAhmed Galal, an irresponsible, egotistical accountant who is forced to repeat his wedding day.
Repeaters2010CanadaA group of inmates at a rehabilitation facility are forced to repeat the same day over and over.
Source Code2011USA
France
U.S. Army Aviation pilot Captain Colter Stevens repeatedly experiences the last eight minutes of another person's life to identify the bomber in a terrorist attack in order to prevent a second, nuclear attack on Chicago.
The Road2011PhilippinesA group of teens finally work up the fortitude to explore a rural road, that has all the warning signs of being a bad idea.
12 Dates of Christmas2011USAKate finds herself reliving Christmas Eve over and over. She must discover how to break the cycle – should she attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack, should she pursue Miles, or something else?
412012AustraliaAidan learns of a time portal which allows travel 12 hours into the past. Aidan still longs for Lauren, the love of his life who left him, and offers her a ride home one night; but he crashes the car and she dies. Now he will try anything to fix the day and save her... unless he decides to save another great love who was lost instead. Winner for Best Feature Film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Golden Ace Award at the Las Vegas Film Festival.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie2012JapanHomura Akemi has the ability to travel 30 days back in time, and has done so countless times. Each month, Homura fails in her attempts to save Madoka Kaname from destruction, and is forced to relive the tragedy of losing Madoka.
Mine Games2012USAA group of friends vacationing in the woods discover their own corpses and realize they are trapped in a time loop that they attempt to break.
Blood Punch2013USAA trio visits a remote cabin for a one-time criminal endeavor and finds each member independently reliving the same day.
Haunter2013CanadaThe ghost of a teenager, Lisa Johnson, who, along with her family, keeps reliving the same day tries to protect a young girl, Olivia, and her family from a dead serial killer, the Pale Man, who can possess the living.
One-Minute Time Machine2014USAThis 6-minute comedic short film directed by Devon Avery and featuring Brian Dietzen and Erinn Hayes, parodies the time loop genre when repeated applications of the device are used to redo a botched romantic approach.
Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum2014IndiaA group of friends find themselves in a time loop with 3 different time slots for the same incident and the result will vary due to the time and the result of people mood.
Premature2014USARob, a high school senior, has to relive losing his virginity over and over until he gets it right, with the right girl.
The Incident2014MexicoTwo stories of groups trapped in infinite time and space loops. One, an endless staircase, the other, an endless road, both looping back on themselves. While time resets in their surroundings each day, the trapped characters continue to age within the loops.
The Infinite Man2014AustraliaAfter a romantic weekend break with his girlfriend goes awry, a scientist invents time travel in order to create for her the perfect getaway, but inadvertently traps her in a recurring temporal loop.
Edge of Tomorrow2014USAMaj. William "Bill" Cage and Special Forces soldier Rita Vrataski team up to fight a hostile alien race known as Mimics, with Cage continually returning to a repeating battle through a time loop.
Magnetic2015USAAlice is stuck in a time loop, repeating each week, trying to find a way to prevent the Earth from being destroyed by a massive solar flare.
The Final Girls 2015USAA group of friends find themselves trapped in an '80s horror movie that restarts every 92 minutes.
ARQ2016USA
Canada
An engineer, whose invention causes time to loop during a home invasion, attempts to save his former lover while learning who has targeted him and why.
Doctor Strange2016USAAided by the powers of The Eye of Agamotto, Stephen Strange traps himself and Dormammu in a time loop in order to bargain against him consuming the Earth.
Erased2016JapanA Japanese young man travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother and others, looping through different versions of reality as his actions change the past.
Groundhog Day for a Black Man2016USAShort film about a black man who keeps reliving the same day in which he ends up being shot by a police officer. The director of this film accused Netflix's Two Distant Strangers of plagiarism.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016United Kingdom
USA
Teenager Jake visits the ruins of an orphanage that was destroyed by a bombing raid during World War II and discovers that the original inhabitants survived by creating a time loop set to repeat the day of September 3, 1943.
Naked2017USARob is caught in a time loop as he keeps waking up naked in a hotel elevator on the day of his wedding. This is a remake of the 2000 Swedish film Naken.
Happy Death Day2017USAA college student is murdered on her birthday, Monday the 18th. She wakes up the morning of the 18th, alive, facing the same day over and over, while also getting weaker. She must figure out who her killer is in order to escape the loop.
Before I Fall2017USAA popular high school senior finds herself reliving the same day over and over.
The Endless2017USATwo brothers return to a cult that is stuck in a time loop.
A Day2017KoreaA father attempts to save his daughter whilst stuck in an endless time loop.
Reset2017ChinaA physicist uses an experimental wormhole machine to travel to parallel universes and back in time by an hour, trying to save her kidnapped son.
The Fare2018USAA taxi driver and his passenger find themselves locked in an endless time loop as they have to repeat their journey over and over.
When We First Met2018USAA guy's grief over losing Ms. Right, grief he recovers from by time traveling to earn that magic "reset."
Koko-di Koko-da2019Denmark
Sweden
A struggling couple on a camping trip is caught in a time loop where they are tormented by a group of fairy-tale characters.
Game Over2019IndiaSwapna, a wheelchair user, is defending her home from a mysterious intruder. Every time she is killed by the intruder, she awakens to the start of the day. However, the concept is more along the lines of how a video game works.
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson2019USAA gay African-American teenager repeatedly relives the day of his fatal shooting in an unprovoked police brutality incident.
Happy Death Day 2U2019USAImmediately after the events of the first film, Tree Gelbman unexpectedly re-enters the time loop except this time in an alternate reality.
See You Yesterday2019USAAn ambitious science prodigy uses her prowess and capabilities to create time machines, in order to save her brother who has been killed by a police officer. As she tries to alter the events of the past, she will eventually face the perilous consequences of time travel.
Volition2019CanadaA man afflicted with clairvoyance tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder.
Two Distant Strangers2020USAAn American short science-fiction film that examines the deaths of black Americans during encounters with police through the eyes of a character trapped in a time loop that keeps ending in his death.
Palm Springs2020USAWhen carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated the next morning when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Boss Level2021USAA retired special forces officer is trapped in a time loop on the day of his death.
Christmas...Again?!2021USAA holiday Disney Channel Original Movie starring Scarlett Estevez as Ro, whose Christmas wish goes awry as she finds herself living Christmas Day over and over again.
Churuli2021IndiaTwo undercover police officers who go in search of a wanted criminal named Mayiladumparambil Joy. However, they get stuck in the village of Churuli as eerie mysteries unfold.
El Ascensor2021ArgentinaOn their fifth wedding anniversary, Sitio and Ana start arguing inside an elevator that keeps opening in their same floor. Emotionally and physically trapped, the two will have to work together to find a way out.
Jango2021IndiaA neurosurgeon who is stuck in a time loop tries to save his estranged wife from being killed by a mystery man.
Maanaadu2021IndiaA man who is stuck in a time loop tries to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things2021USATwo teens live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create the titular map.
Last Train to Christmas2021United KingdomA nightclub manager is trapped on a train in which the next carriage takes him forward in time by 10 years, and the previous carriage takes him back a decade. He must change history to avoid a recurring bad outcome.
Meet Cute2022USAA Manhattan-native, Sheila, discovers a time machine in a nail salon and uses it to continually fix elements of a date she had the previous night.
Mondays: See You 'This' Week!2022JapanThe staff of an advertising agency office are stuck in a time loop except their boss.
Vandits2022CanadaA group of incompetent criminals tries to rob a bingo hall, only to get trapped in a time loop in which they repeatedly stage the heist but fail in a different way each time.
Zanox2022HungaryMisi, a high school student, relives his graduation day after he discovers his experimental medication has a weird side effect.
Looop Lapeta2022IndiaOfficial adaptation of German film Run Lola Run.
River2023JapanA group of people in a Japanese hospice get caught in a repeating two-minute loop.
Round and Round2023USARachel's stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents' Hanukkah party.
Dreadful Chapters2023IndiaIndian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Nirmal Baby Varghese.
Love Stuck2024Thailand
USA
Thai remake of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.
The Present2024USAA young boy comes across an inherited grandfather clock and soon realizes it has the power to turn back time by 12 hours.
Omni Loop2024USAA woman from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to.
Until Dawn2025USAA group of friends find themselves trapped in a time loop where they are hunted and killed over and over, unable to survive until dawn or escape.
Bhool Chuk Maaf2025IndiaA man is stuck in a time loop the day before his wedding.
One More Shot2025AustraliaOn New Year's Eve of 1999, a woman discovers a bottle of time-travelling tequila with each shot taking her back to the start of the night. With this, she tries to get back with her former boyfriend.
Sore: A Wife from the Future2025IndonesiaJonathan, an Indonesian man living in Croatia, one day wakes up to find a woman beside him claims to be Sore, his wife from the future. At first he thinks that she's been sent by his manager as a practical joke to mess with him. Yet she knows so much about his life that Jonathan begins to believe that she might be who she claims to be. Every time Sore reveals a major fact to Jonathan, she bleeds out, dies and time is reset. Then the film goes back to a new meeting between Jonathan and Sore, with his memory of her erased and her claiming once again to be from the future.