2014's Edge of Tomorrow proved a hit with audiences and critics upon release, but just how many times does Tom Cruise's protagonist Major William Cage die in the sci-fi action spectacular? Bring its own unique spin to the Groundhog Day time-travel trope, Edge of Tomorrow almost unfolds like a live-action video game where its main character keeps respawning at a checkpoint every time he dies. Like every character stuck in a time loop, he takes time to figure out what is happening. However, when he finally does, the stakes of his mission skyrocket, leaving him with the responsibility of saving humanity.

Directed by Doug Liman, the Tom Cruise movie never leaves a dull moment with its loopy storyline. Every time it seems like the main character and his allies have figured out how they can defeat the overarching alien threat and end the time looping, the film introduces another...