A film where a man wakes up for a few minutes and then blacks out again

This film is driving me crazy. I saw a film once and i can not remember what it is.

A guy wakes up and is in risky situations with a handgun e.t.c but he only has a few minutes to figure out what is happening before he blacks out again. He wakes up after some time has passed for the same thing to happen again and this cycle is repeated.

I think he even rescues a girl about to be murdered and saves her in one of these times because she may help him.

either way, it ends with this guy finding out he is being controlled by some dude in a suspended state and was like a drone the whole time. His waking up was an error and he has no memory of anything while not in his conscious state.

I am sure i did not make this movie up in my head. I remember watching it once.

When and where did you see it? Is It American, European or Asian? Any more detail that you can recall? Anything mattters, even the smallest thing. And nothing is spoiler here, since we can remember the movie, most of the time because of it.

I think I remember a scene where the guy is conscious and confused in a hotel room and another where he is in a truck holding a gun. He runs but before long he is out again and wakes back up with time passed. The guy he ultimately kills was controlling him like an avatar. But every now and then he got his consciousness back and could try to piece together what was happening. God I wish I could remember more, this has been bugging me for the longest time now.

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The plot sounds very similar to Memento (2000)
starring Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano.

"Memento" is a good movie, and it has been a while since I last saw it, but I do not recall a dude in suspended state who controls the main character. But whatever, it is a good movie and it does not hurt to throw it out. :)

boss level?

I have not seen this one and I do not think it is a perfect match, but there are similarities:
Source Code (2011) starring Jake Gyllenhall.