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Time-Rule Fantasy movies

A grounded story where an unexplained personal time rule (redo, rewind, revisit) shapes love, family, and choices.

Donnie Darko

1. Donnie Darko

Fantasy Drama Mystery Psychological Drama Mindbender Mystery
8.0
20011h 54min

Overview

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Themes

Family strain under stress, Mental illness stigma, Time travel intrigue, Suburban alienation, Youth rebellion against authority, Surrealism in everyday life, Manipulation and coercion

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Il Mare

2. Il Mare

Fantasy Drama Romance Relationship Drama Fantasy Romance
7.5
20001h 36min

Overview

In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.

Themes

Letter-based connection, Mailbox as conduit, Millenium drift, Beach interludes, Time travel romance, Parallel timelines

Available on

Plex
Plex Channel
Kocowa
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Army of Darkness

3. Army of Darkness

Fantasy Horror Comedy Time-Rule Fantasy Zombie Horror
7.4
19931h 21min

Overview

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

Themes

Survival under siege, Time displacement, Humor amid danger, Leadership under fire, Authority and rebellion, Identity under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Groundhog Day

4. Groundhog Day

Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy Romantic Comedy
8.0
19931h 41min

Overview

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish 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.

Themes

Existential repetition, Romance vs manipulation, Search for meaning, Ethics of omniscience, Time loop as catalyst, Personal growth under pressure

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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