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Movies that feel likeGroundhog Day (1993)

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.

If you loved Groundhog Day, the closest films we have are The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Being John Malkovich (1999). All three share Groundhog Day's romantic and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Mermaid (2016).

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Harold Ramisromanticdreamlikewittyplayful
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6fantasy Β· comedy Β· romance

Reality bends to let someone chase an idealized, movie-perfect romance

The difference: A Depression-era escapist fantasy, not a time-loop self-improvement arc

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

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Bruce Almighty
2003 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.8fantasy Β· comedy

Romantic and dreamlike in the same breath

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God β€” and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

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Being John Malkovich
1999 Β· dir. Spike Jonze
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· drama Β· fantasy

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Groundhog Day does

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

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Bedazzled
1967 Β· dir. Stanley Donen
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.7fantasy Β· comedy Β· romance

Romantic romance in both cases

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.

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The Mermaid
2016 Β· dir. Stephen Chow
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· fantasy Β· romance

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

When Xuan's real estate project threatens the home of mermaids, Shan is sent to stop him. When they fall in love, he is encouraged to cancel the project. However, he must save them from bigger danger.

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The Mask
1994 Β· dir. Chuck Russell
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7comedy Β· fantasy Β· crime

A magical transformation lets a timid man finally chase what he wants

The difference: A cartoonish superhero-crime romp, not a quiet day-repeating character arc

Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.

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Practical Magic
1998 Β· dir. Griffin Dunne
πŸ… 31%β˜… 6.4romance Β· fantasy Β· comedyMax

Whimsical supernatural rules quietly govern how love and family actually work

The difference: A witchy family curse story, not a single day looping toward growth

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

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Shallow Hal
2001 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6comedy Β· fantasy Β· romance

A shift in perception forces someone to grow into deserving real love

The difference: A hypnosis-driven perception gimmick, not a repeating-day redemption arc

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

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When We First Met
2018 Β· dir. Ari Sandel
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· romance Β· fantasyNetflix

The same night repeats endlessly while someone tries to finally get it right

The difference: A single-night time loop, not an open-ended stretch of self-reinvention

Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.

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The Invention of Lying
2009 Β· dir. Ricky Gervais
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· fantasy Β· romance

A high-concept fantasy rule reshapes how someone navigates life and love

The difference: A world without lying, not a single day looping until it's gotten right

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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Dark Shadows
2012 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· fantasy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

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Click
2006 Β· dir. Frank Coraci
πŸ… 34%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· drama Β· fantasyStarz

Both lean on play more than on fantasy

A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.

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