Film

Groundhog Day 1993

Directed by Harold Ramis

  • Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
  • 101 min
  • PG

He’s having the worst day of his life… Over and over again.

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

RomanceFantasyComedydeja vugroundhogweather forecasttelecasterpennsylvania, usaalarm clockwintertime warpholidaytime loopmagic realismexistentialism

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