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- DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
fun & easy to follow plot, inspired film making - DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
story telling at its finest - DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris ElliottA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
nothing to add, a classic - DirectorMax BarbakowStarsAndy SambergCristin MiliotiJ.K. SimmonsStuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
new twist on time loops - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
rare thoughtful sci-fi movie - DirectorStefon BristolStarsEden Duncan-SmithDante CrichlowAstroTwo Brooklyn teenage prodigies, C.J. Walker and Sebastian Thomas, build makeshift time machines to save C.J.'s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
one of the best in this genre - DirectorJo Sun-hoStarsKim Myung-minByun Yo-hanShin Hye-sunA mystery drama revolving around a father who commits an unethical act in an attempt to save his daughter's life. Three years later, his actions return to haunt him, trapping him in an endless time loop.⭐⭐⭐⭐
great film, keeps on building - DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack TaylorFive friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.⭐⭐⭐⭐
great film for this genre - DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera FarmigaA soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.⭐⭐⭐⭐
great + Gyllenhaal - DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.⭐⭐⭐⭐
simple premise told well - DirectorMadellaine PaxsonStarsMilo CawthorneOlivia TennetDavid WhaleyA young man is lured into a dangerous love triangle that begins to take a series of shocking and grisly supernatural turns.⭐⭐⭐⭐
dark humour - blood everywhere - enjoy! - DirectorWoody AllenStarsOwen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy BatesWhile on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.⭐⭐⭐⭐
wow - this is what you get with a great cast, direction and script - DirectorHyun-seung LeeStarsLee Jung-jaeJun Ji-hyunMu-saeng KimIn 1999, a voice actor moves from Il Mare, a seaside house, and leaves a Christmas card in its (magical) mailbox. An architecture student receives it in 1997, and a friendship separated by 2 years begins.⭐⭐⭐⭐
great story (hides any plot holes extremely well) - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.⭐⭐⭐⭐
even more enjoyable 2nd time around - great cast - DirectorGareth CarrivickStarsChris O'DowdMarc WoottonDean Lennox KellyWhile drinking at their local pub, three social outcasts attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum.⭐⭐⭐
low budget maybe, but smart and very funny - DirectorRichard CurtisStarsDomhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill NighyAt the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.⭐⭐⭐
this type of movie is bound to have some plot holes, which I'll let slide as it's thoroughly enjoyable - DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.⭐⭐⭐
2 viewings and some googling - and now I get it
(directors cut) - DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara GoenagaA man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.⭐⭐⭐
surely a modern day classic - DirectorJae-young KwakStarsLim Soo-jungJo Jung-SukLee Jin-wookA high-school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 join forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love--30 years apart.⭐⭐⭐
as the story unfolds, it just gets better and better - DirectorIsti MadarászStarsDénes SzárazDorina MartinovicsZsolt AngerA drug dealer and his girlfriend betray their boss on their last mission, and the lead gets stuck in a timeloop.⭐⭐⭐
don't bother trying to follow the TL - just enjoy it for what it is and you will be rewarded - DirectorGlenn TriggsStarsChris GibsonDafna KronentalDavid MacraeA young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.⭐⭐⭐
can the past be changed? - DirectorMasaaki TaniguchiStarsRiisa NakaAkiyoshi NakaoMunetaka AokiA high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.⭐⭐⭐
obviously I am a sucker for this genre - DirectorJames Ward ByrkitStarsEmily BaldoniMaury SterlingNicholas BrendonStrange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.⭐⭐⭐
unusual premise - executed well - DirectorJohn MayburyStarsAdrien BrodyKeira KnightleyDaniel CraigA Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.⭐⭐⭐
top draw? not quite - but engaging enough. great cast list - DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.⭐⭐⭐
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