Groundhog Day
If, in the world of seasonal holiday films, classic Christmas movies are often preoccupied with heaven, and Halloween horror films might play with some idea of hell, Groundhog Day is the holiday movie that evokes purgatory.
Called to Die
Beyond the fires of suffering, regeneration, and illumination comes oneness: the unity experienced only by the beatified, who, having come to their end, are at their beginning.