The Butterfly Effect

2004 film directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
Movie Film Q221109

Facts

36 properties
Instance of
film
Religion or worldview
fatalism[2]
Publication date
January 22, 2004, August 26, 2004, 2004[42][43][44]
Duration
+113
Assessment
Bechdel test
CNC film rating (France)
no minors under twelve
CNC film rating (Romania)
I.C. - 14
Country of origin
United States[41]
Director of photography
Matthew F. Leonetti[34]
Distribution format
video on demand[36]
FSK film rating
FSK 16[54]
Filming location
Vancouver[49]
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Filmiroda rating
Category II
JMK film rating
free from 16 years
Kijkwijzer rating
12
Main subject
rollback in time, predestination[50][51]
Medierådet rating
For ages 15 and up
Narrative location
New York[47]
Original language of film or TV show
English[35]
RARS rating
18+
Review score
4.8/10, 30/100, 34%[37][38][39]
Title
The Butterfly Effect[53]
Uses
time travel, rollback in time
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 83
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
The Butterfly Effect (2004).png ↗
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
63006
AdoroCinema film ID
44449
AllMovie title ID
v278653
Allcinema film ID
321766
AlloCiné film ID
44449
Amazon Standard Identification Number
B000YMKCIO
Baidu Tieba name
蝴蝶效应
Bechdel Test Movie List ID
104
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme)
butterflyeffect
Cine.gr film ID (archived)
704228
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CineMagia title ID
8010
Cinema.de ID
1324251
Cineplex Germany film ID
134941
Ciné-Ressources film ID
90155
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
70879
DNF film ID
38856
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
4335
Douban film ID
1292343
Dvdcompare.net film ID
5685, 15444
EDb film ID
t0010643
ElCinema film ID
2000737
ElFilm film ID
285812
Elonet movie ID
1228615
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
butterfly_effect_the
Exploitation mark number
109838
FandangoNow ID (deprecated scheme)
1MV29b3a5784705d2e6b5846810d7e7b697
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/the-butterfly-effect
FilmAffinity film ID
235464
FilmVandaag ID
film/336
Filmfront film ID (archived)
2438
Filmová databáze film ID
34561
Filmweb.no film ID
90512
Filmweb.pl ID
Efekt.Motyla
Freebase ID
/m/02bg55
Golden ID (archived)
The_Butterfly_Effect-3GAVA
Google Play Movies & TV ID
yreck-Kp8kI
IMCDB work ID
289879
IMDb ID
tt0289879
ITunes movie ID
291735193, 327176549
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID
film/thebutterflyeffect
KINENOTE film ID
37051
Kinobox film ID
249254
Kinolights work ID
5482
Kinopoisk film ID
5167
Kinorium movie ID
232162
LUMIERE film ID
21961
LdiF ID
522834
Letterboxd film ID
the-butterfly-effect
Lithuanian movie register ID
F00006
MUBI film numeric ID
3372
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
34967
Movie Review Query Engine ID
the-butterfly-effect-m100013241
Movie Walker Press film ID
mv35195
MovieLens movie ID
7254
MovieMeter film ID
12109
Moviepilot.de film ID
butterfly-effect
Netflix ID
60033299
NientePopCorn movie ID
the-butterfly-effect
OFDb film ID
35363
OMDb film ID
1954
PORT film ID
60621
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/butterfly_effect
Schnittberichte.com title ID
309
Scope.dk film ID
2671
Siamzone film ID
2064
Sratim ID
tt11168
Swedish Film Database ID
58371
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived)
459248
TMDB movie ID
1954
TV Guide show ID (former scheme)
137276
TV.com ID (archived)
movies/the-butterfly-effect
The Numbers movie ID
Butterfly-Effect-The
TheTVDB movie ID
1503
Trakt.tv film ID
1323
Unconsenting Media ID
1093
ČSFD film ID
45608

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Genre 3
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Assessment 1
Composer 1
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FAQs

What awards did The Butterfly Effect receive?

Honors received include Pégase du Festival de Bruxelles[1].

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