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The Butterfly Effect

2004 film directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
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Summary

The Butterfly Effect is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,477 views/month, #891 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Pégase du Festival de Bruxelles[3]
  • Religion or worldview: fatalism[4]
  • Director: Eric Bress[5], J. Mackye Gruber[6]
  • Screenwriter: Eric Bress[7], J. Mackye Gruber[8]
  • Composer: Michael Suby[9]
  • Genre: science fiction film[10], fantasy film[11], crime thriller film[12], drama film[13], psychological thriller film[14]
  • Followed by: The Butterfly Effect 2[15]
  • Cast member: Ashton Kutcher[16], Amy Smart[17], Elden Henson[18], William Lee Scott[19], Melora Walters[20], Eric Stoltz[21], Ethan Suplee[22], Logan Lerman[23], Callum Keith Rennie[24], John Patrick Amedori[25], Jesse James[26], Cameron Bright[27], Kevin Schmidt[28], Kevin Durand[29]
  • Producer: Toby Emmerich[30], Jason Goldberg[31], Ashton Kutcher[32]
  • Production company: BenderSpink[33], FilmEngine[34], Katalyst Films[35]
  • Director of photography: Matthew F. Leonetti[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[38]
  • Review score: 4.8/10[39], 30/100[40], 34%[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: January 22, 2004[44], August 26, 2004[45], 2004[46]
  • Distributed by: New Line Cinema[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: New York[49]
  • Official website: http://www.butterflyeffectmovie.com/[50]
  • Filming location: Vancouver[51]
  • Main subject: rollback in time[52], predestination[53]
  • Film editor: Peter Amundson[54]
  • Title: The Butterfly Effect[55]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[56]

Why It Matters

The Butterfly Effect has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Butterfly Effect receive?

Honors received include Pégase du Festival de Bruxelles[3].

Related Entities

Amy Smart Ashton Kutcher Eric Stoltz Ethan Suplee film Kevin Durand Logan Lerman Netflix New York United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 34561
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    Publication date → +2004-01-22T00:00:00Z, +2004-08-26T00:00:00Z, +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
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