The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

7.6IMDb Score
Released:2004-01-17
Duration:113 min
Director:J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress
Actors:Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott
Production:FilmEngine, Katalyst Films, BenderSpink, New Line Cinema

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.

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