The Butterfly Effect (2004)

01/17/2004 (CA) • 1h 53m

Science Fiction, Thriller

Change one thing. Change everything.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ashton Kutcher

Evan Treborn

Amy Smart

Kayleigh Miller

Melora Walters

Andrea Treborn

Elden Henson

Lenny Kagan

William Lee Scott

Tommy Miller

Eric Stoltz

George Miller

Logan Lerman

Evan Treborn age 7

John Patrick Amedori

Evan Treborn age 13


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Part of the The Butterfly Effect Collection

Includes The Butterfly Effect, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$13,000,000.00

Revenue

$96,800,000.00

Keywords

prison

mind control

child abuse

amnesia

chaos theory

blackout

trauma

diary

time travel

flashback

bully

love

memory loss

psychiatrist

therapy

childhood

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