The through line on this little side project is Time-Travel. Be it intentional, accidental, or looped. If the main characters move through time in a non-traditional way, they ended up on this list. It is by no means an exhaustive list (there are only 14 titles here) but hopefully it is a fun list. You can use the genre buttons below to jump to a section, and the titles above the posters all lead to the IMDB pages of the respective flicks.

To be clear, I've only watched about half of these. Some are recommendations from people, some are recommendations from the internet. Also if you have more suggestions, let me know!! This is just fun practice for me to work on my HTML and CSS skills.

I feel like it is important to mention that while I might dive into movies sometimes to pick them apart, it's all in good fun. I really just love movies, and when they don't make 100% sense or there is a fun alternate reading of it, all the better.

Also, I would like to mention a thing I didn't notice until my partner pointed it out; it's not Groundhog's Day, it's just Groundhog Day. Anyway, without further adieu ...

The List

Science-Fiction Rom-Coms

Groundhog Day movie poster — It would be weird to leave out the one that started the whole list, so I wont. We all know and love *Groundhog Day* (except jackie who hates it). It's the tale of a jackass who learns how to pretend to be a good person when he got stuck in a time loop. Is he really a good person now, or did he just figure out how to be a deeply manipulative A-hole with a charming exterior. Who cares, *it's a movie*. Fun Fact: My partner went to college with the son of Stephen Tobolowsky (Ned)!

Palms Srings Movie Poster — This is one that, as of writing this, I haven't seen yet. Emilio suggested it iirc. From the trailer and a few reviews it seems like, what if *Groundhog Day* was about two people, and it was a vacation not a nightmare. Seems like a good premise, and Samberg is usually pretty funny. I wonder if he throws anything on the ground.

The Tiny Map of Perfect Things Movie Poster — A time loop that slips into the "Indie" vibe. I haven't watched this one, internet suggestion. It looks pretty cute though, and unlike *Palm Springs* it's on a streaming service I have. I like that this goes in the "both of them are in on it" direction. The lead couple seems to fall for each other as they decide to document all the perfect moments that happen in their loop. It definitely gives me that artistically distorted view of reality feeling from the trailer but, not in the worst way.

When we First Met Movie Poster — How much you like this might depend on if you can stand looking at Adam Devine's face. I'm pretty hot and cold on this kid's comedy *but* he honestly puts in a solid performance. It's a cute rom-com with a time loop, exactly what we're here for. This one is little bit *Groundhog Day* a little bit *Back to the Future*, as every time he goes back to a very specific Halloween night three years ago, he wakes up in a new present. Will he get the girl? Do these movies teach us that women are just objects men are entitled to? Watch to find out! Seriously though, it's cute and funny. I liked it.

Meet Cute movie poster — This is another one that I haven't seen and doesn't have *great* reviews **but**, it does fit the mold. Time-loop Rom-Com. Not entirely dissimilar to *When We First Met* (both in premise and the questionable appeal of the male lead) we have a main character who finds a means of time travel and enjoys a day (or night?) over and over. The twist? *This time the lead role is a lady.* She falls in love with the male lead and stuff happens. Honestly, I'm into it. Even if the trailer leads me to believe they literally just swapped the problematic possessive male role, for a female one. Despite the fairly mixed reviews, it seems fun.

Science-Fiction Comedy

Back To The Future Movie Poster — I initially left this off of the list, in part because it felt too obvious. Who *hasn't* seen at least one of these. It's the most classic of the classics, the origin of the genre in many respects. So I guess Alli probably hasn't watched it. Which is a shame because it is quite the cultural icon really. It spawned 2 sequels, *a short that explains why we don't have hoverboards*, an animated show in th 90's, a few video games, and even (for better or worse) Rick and Morty.

there is still some Rom in this Com — *Meet Cute* and *When We First Met* eased us out of the traditional loop formula, and so now we easy out of the romance part as well. Well, mostly, there is definitely a romance part to this but, I think it's more about temporal hang-over hijinks. That, and finding out what happened to the bell-hop's hand.

Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes Movie poster — Haven't watched this one, but I heard about it a while back it sounds super fun. It's done in the "One Shot" style, same style as 1917 but without all the pesky war trauma. Centers around a guy who has a computer monitor that can see two minutes into the future. I've only watch the trailer but it honestly looks like a solid one.

Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure movie poster — If ever there was a classic of the Sci-Fi-Com genre, it was Bill and Ted. The first entry in what would (eventually) be a trilogy, this movie is about two stoner musicians and their time traveling phone booth. I've never been graced with the pleasure of watching this movie, but like many people I'm aware of it via pop-culture osmoses. Which I think says *a ton* about the enjoyable nature of the movie.

Time Bandits Movie Poster — I only remember about five seconds of this movie and I'm not even sure *that* was real. I was like 10 and stone cold sober. I'll say this, you might not always know what is happening while watching a Terry Gilliam movie, but you'll walk away very confused about how you felt about it. It's not my scene but this might be one of those "better when you're not sober" kind of rides.

Science-Fiction Romance

The movies in the Time-Travel Romance genre are almost all pretty poorly reviewed. For good reason. Look, I enjoy a good romance, but good is something these movies are not. So the two in here are one that I don't like but is too well known to leave off the list, and the other is quite possibly the only well reviewed movie of it's class.