Andie MacDowell, Angela Paton, Bill Murray

One of the acknowledged classics of American comedy, "Groundhog Day" concerns TV weatherman Phil Connors, who is forced to live the same Feb. 2 over and over again until he gains some karmic -- and co...( read more  read more... )mic -- insight into his life.

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Harold Ramis

Release Date: February 12, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002

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  • October 12, 2006
    It's a comedy that not only gets better and funnier everytime you watch it, it's also perfect for the entire family.
  • September 24, 2009
    A great Bill Murray comedy. It has one of the worst cinema posters ever though, don?t you think?
  • May 21, 2009
    A classic, Bill Murray is hilarious!
  • April 12, 2009
    Rita: What did you do today?
    Phil: Oh, same-old same-old.

    Bill Murray stars in a Bill Murray type comedy meets the Twilight Zone.

    Murray is Phil Connors, TV weather man and a big jerk who cares only about himself. On an annual trip to a small Pennsylvania town for Groundhogs D...( read more)ay, he goes, hates it tries to leave, but he can't.

    It's not just because of a blizzard, nope, something zany happens. Phil relives the same day over and over and over.

    At first he treats it as a curse. Phil then tries to do some mischievous deeds and progresses to other means of entertaining or fulfilling the day, including killing himself. Then something else happens, he begins to learn. He proceeds to do more fulfilling things with his day in an effort to find a sort of solace.

    Murray is great hear, providing the right amount of different Murrayisms that he is very good at, from the extreme jerky levels, to the fun, charming sarcasm.

    Its easy to see why this is so highly rated on IMDB. It's a sweet comedy, with a unique concept, that's fun to watch. Further acknowledging how this concept and the themes behind it could affect your life could only put one deeper in thought on how to take this movie, especially when you consider the elongated length of time that Murray's character does in fact spend in the same day.

    Good movie.

    Phil: Ned, I would love to stay here and talk with you... but I'm not going to.
  • April 3, 2009
    one of the great comedies in history starring possibly the greatest comedic actor in history. the script, editing, and timing in this film are unusually perfect for a comedy and the story is about as perfectly mapped out as one could have hoped for. it would have been easy to s...( read more)crew this movie up, but i think the reason this is considered one of the great comedies in history is because rather than be formulaic and predictable this film brought murrays character to points where the audience says "if i was in his shoes i think i would do the exact same thing." perfect comedy.
  • November 6, 2009
    I really do not like this movie at all. And I love Bill Murray. But the movie sucked!
  • November 4, 2009
    El dia de la Marmota! Un cuate que vuelve a vivir el mismo dia una y otra vez... Una idea repetida en varias peliculas.. .pero esta version esta buena.
  • November 2, 2009
    So funny. I was laughing to hard at the parts he wanted to end it all & that song.... lol loved it
  • October 30, 2009
    Bill Murray at his wittiest.
  • October 29, 2009
    I simply don't know how to rate this film, so I give it a 4. It's a good comedy, but more than that, it's a film about getting it together and living a life that matters, and finding love. Which is way more than I could say for myself! The script is great - even though not ground...( read more)breaking (or groundhogging if you prefer). Compared to Harold Ramis's later work in general, this is much better- and much more meaningful.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The film is lovable and sweet. full review

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  • stardancerpoet
    February 9, 2007
    Another movie to see if you like this one is is 12:01. It was a TV made movie. Unlike in Groundhog, you discover why he is in a time loop.

    Somethings of interest in the movie that I learned. One is the man that he saved from choking was his brother which seem more like his dad. The other is I wonder if it would be good if Tom Hanks was chosen instead.
  • drasticmanus
    May 19, 2006
    A recent accident left me out of commission and more or less bed-ridden and stuck at home for most of a week. As I recovered, my wife rented movies for me to watch, including this title.

    I enjoyed this piece for the protagonist, played by Bill Murray, and also for the overall concept of reliving the same day over and over again, getting the chance to rehearse and reinact situations until an optimal outcome is reached. This is a good film for those who enjoy watching characters evolve.

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