Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Punxsutawney, PennsylvaniaThe setting of this movie is 95% limited to the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for one good reason: Phil Connors can't leave… even though he wants to. After he...

Third-Person (Limited Omniscient)We tend to get an omniscient or all-seeing view of the stuff that's going on in this movie, but this view is always attached to the perspective of Phil Connors. Wha...

ComedyGroundhog Day is the story of Phil Connors trying and succeeding in becoming a better person. It has a nice happy ending and we all have some good laughs along the way—especially whenever t...

When it first came out, the title Groundhog Day simply referred to the fact that this film takes place on Groundhog Day. And sure, the name is appropriate because the whole tradition of Groundhog D...

PHIL: Today is tomorrow. It happened. You're here; I'm here.RITA: Why weren't you like this last night?PHIL: It was the end of a very long day."The end of Groundhog Day shows us that Phil Connors h...

PG95% of Groundhog Day is a nice wholesome family comedy: c'mon, one of the supporting actors is a dang rodent. But the other 5% gets pretty dark. Phil Connors shows just what a terrible person he...