The Butterfly Effect

7.6 2004 J. Mackye Gruber 1h 53m
Science Fiction Thriller
The Butterfly Effect

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

Cast

Ashton Kutcher Ashton Kutcher Evan Treborn
Amy Smart Amy Smart Kayleigh Miller
Melora Walters Melora Walters Andrea Treborn
Elden Henson Elden Henson Lenny Kagan
William Lee Scott William Lee Scott Tommy Miller
Eric Stoltz Eric Stoltz George Miller
Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee Thumper
Logan Lerman Logan Lerman Evan Treborn age 7

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Butterfly Effect

Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run 1998
Small changes, huge consequences. Two films about the terrifying power of a single different choice. Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko 2001
Changing the past makes everything worse. Two films about young men who discover that time travel is a curse.

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