The Butterfly Effect 2004
Directed by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
- Science Fiction, Thriller
- 113 min
- R
Change one thing. Change everything.
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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- Harm to children
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemporary and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
46 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Ashton KutcherEvan Treborn
- Amy SmartKayleigh Miller
- Melora WaltersAndrea Treborn
- Elden HensonLenny Kagan
- William Lee ScottTommy Miller
- Eric StoltzGeorge Miller
- Ethan SupleeThumper
- Logan LermanEvan Treborn age 7
- John Patrick AmedoriEvan Treborn age 13
- Irina GorovaiaKayleigh age 13
Crew
- Eric BressDirector
- J. Mackye GruberDirector
- J. Mackye GruberScreenplay
- Eric BressScreenplay
- Matthew F. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- Michael SubyOriginal Music Composer
- Peter AmundsonEditor
- Chris BenderProducer
- A.J. DixProducer
- J.C. SpinkProducer
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