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Groundhog Day
- Review Date: August 3, 2005
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 1993
Common Sense Media says
A witty, sarcastic take on redemption.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this lighthearted comedy also deals with depression, and Phil undertakes a series of suicide attempts. Phil also womanizes. Phil learns to be a better person by the end of the movie.
What's the story?
Cranky TV broadcaster Phil (Bill Murray) and his crew are sent to tiny Punxsutawney, Penn., to capture the "thrills" of its annual Groundhog Day celebration. A snowstorm strands them there overnight, and when he wakes up the next morning, Phil soon realizes that something strange is going on: It's Groundhog Day again. As bitter-pill Phil repeatedly relives the tedium of the same day over and over again, he gradually learns to treat people decently. He also falls for producer Rita (Andie MacDowell), working every angle to figure out how to seduce her. Each defeat means a little more information -- and gets him a little closer to winning her over the next time around.
Is it any good?
Bill Murray shines in this good-natured comedy that delivers lots of laughs and some honest sentiment. Funny and uncommonly sweet, GROUNDHOG DAY has just the right blend of comedy and romance. Bill Murray is hilarious in his usual role as the detached wiseacre. Remarkably, the movie manages the almost impossible task of making us care about this sarcastic man.
The story is simple but clever, and uses repetition to great effect. Director Harold Ramis also uses sound and music to great comic effect. Phil wakes up every morning at 6 a.m. to the ironically cheery Sonny and Cher song "I Got You Babe."
What families can talk about
Families can talk about other movies that play with time, such as It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Carol. What is appealing about this idea?
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There's just a few iffy things, but it was awesome!
I just watched this today and it was a pretty funny movie. I really liked it and thought it had a great message. The swearing was kept to a nice minimum, but there were a few sexual things that weren't appropriate for younger audiences. No nudity at all, just lots of making out in two 2-minute scenes, and a reference to the main character "making love like a sea lion" with a woman on the Virgin Islands (ironic, isn't it?). Also, there are a few suicidal scenes that might disturb younger viewers, such as when he drives a car off a cliff (he isn't seen, just the car), jumps off a building (we don't see him hit the ground, but we see his pale face in a morgue), and electrocutes himself (the scene cuts as he grabs the toaster to the hotel's electricity going out in the diner).
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Great film, but should've been PG-13.
This film deals a lot with sexual content, and sex before marriage is praised. Other than that, this is an excellant film.
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Good for younger teens and good also for adults
This is a very good movie. Bill Murry is at his best here. A good movie to sit back and relax and have a good time with lots of laughs. I think that younger teens will love this movie and so will adults. The only thing to look out for is some cuss words (not bad though) and some suicide experiments. But other than that awesome movie that you can watch over and over.
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Awesome!
I loved this movie!!!!! well it got a little crazy tourds the end but besides that it has a great lesson in it that you have to find out for yourself
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A Moving and Funny Movie...
This is a great movie. It is well-written, well-acted, and very positive and moving. It boasts positive messages about love and redemption, to boot. Sex is really the only issue in the movie (outside of some mild, comic suicide attempts by Murray's character). He seduces women, and manipulates one woman for sex with knowledge from her past. You see them tumbling and kissing passionately on the bed in one scene, but nothing explicit is shown. Also, some men are seen to be drunk.
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wtf????
ive rented this movie many times and it is pg!!!! its a really good movie
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my 11 yr old loved, and my 9 did too (and was fine with suicide montage)
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Great for tweens and up
I love this movie as an adult and my 11-year-old daughter thought it was funny and taught a good lesson about treating people the way you want to be treated, instead of using them for your own selfish purposes.
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Awesome movie overall. I rate it PG-13 for brief sexual content and language.
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Kid, 12 years old
September 15, 2010
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really funny
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| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Harold Ramis |
| Cast: | Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, Chris Elliott |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 101 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | February 12, 1993 |
| DVD release date: | January 20, 1998 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | some thematic elements. |
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