Groundhog Day

Who it's for

Groundhog Day turns the feeling of being stuck into a literal loop and then walks through the stages many people pass through: exploiting the situation, trying to control it, despairing of it, and finally finding meaning within it.

Feelings it meets

• Feeling Stuck
• Motivation
• Existential Anxiety
• Mortality

What it is

Directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay he co-wrote with Danny Rubin, the film follows Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman sent to cover the Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Snowed into town by a blizzard, he wakes to find himself reliving February 2 over and over.

Where to find it

Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

Before you start

Heads up: Repeated on-screen suicides, played comic.

Age: PG (MPAA)

Do not say, "It is morning," and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a new-born child that has no name.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 235