Repeaters
Three rehabilitation interns trapped in the same Wednesday must choose between repairing their lives and exploiting an endless chance to escape consequences.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- cynical
- cerebral
- tense
- late night thriller viewing
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the time-loop premise intelligent and psychologically promising, but regarded the film as derivative and insufficiently developed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kyle, Sonia, and Mike repeatedly relive the same Wednesday while confronting responsibility and personal consequences.
The protagonists are rehabilitation interns, and the loop directly tests their substance use, denial, and capacity for reform.
The repeating-day premise centers on family estrangement, criminal choices, and responsibility instead of large-scale science-fiction action.
Kyle and Sonia seek to repair their lives while Mike embraces increasingly criminal behavior within the shared loop.
Films like Repeaters, and why
Groundhog Day
shared time-loop premise, moral transformation, and grounded speculative drama
The Butterfly Effect
shared repetition structure, escalating danger, and morally compromised young protagonists
Donnie Darko
shared cerebral science fiction, fractured causality, and personal responsibility themes
The Endless
shared contained speculative premise, dark psychological tension, and low-budget genre filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Carl Bessai
- Release Date
- 2011-04-22
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (198)
Cast
- Dustin Milligan
- Amanda Crew
- Richard de Klerk
- Alexia Fast
- Anja Savcic
- Gabrielle Rose
- Hrothgar Mathews
- Ben Immanuel
- Tom Scholte
- Michael Adamthwaite
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Repeaters about?
- Three rehabilitation interns trapped in the same Wednesday must choose between repairing their lives and exploiting an endless chance to escape consequences.
- What is Repeaters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Repeaters as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Repeaters violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Repeaters as moderate.
- What did critics think of Repeaters?
- Critics generally found the time-loop premise intelligent and psychologically promising, but regarded the film as derivative and insufficiently developed.
- Which films are like Repeaters?
- Films with a similar feel include Groundhog Day, The Butterfly Effect, Donnie Darko, and The Endless.
- How long is Repeaters?
- Repeaters runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Repeaters?
- In United States, Repeaters is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
