The Butterfly Effect
2004 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 7.6
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.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-01-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (8,254 votes)
Themes
- prison
- mind control
- child abuse
- amnesia
- sacrifice
- chaos theory
- blackout
- trauma
- diary
- time travel
- flashback
- bully
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Ashton Kutcher
as Evan Treborn
Amy Smart
as Kayleigh Miller
Melora Walters
as Andrea Treborn
Elden Henson
as Lenny Kagan
William Lee Scott
as Tommy Miller
Eric Stoltz
as George Miller
Ethan Suplee
as Thumper
Logan Lerman
as Evan Treborn age 7
John Patrick Amedori
as Evan Treborn age 13
Irina Gorovaia
as Kayleigh age 13
Directed by J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress