Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'The Butterfly Effect' right now, here are some details about the FilmEngine, Katalyst Films, BenderSpink, New Line Cinema thriller flick. The Butterfly Effect starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min. The release date of the movie is January 23rd, 2004. The movie received a user score of 76/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 7,954 registered users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "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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'The Butterfly Effect' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 23rd, 2004
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
July 6th, 2004
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The Butterfly Effect Movies
The Butterfly Effect movies are about an individual who travels through time, and then has to deal with unexpected consequences. The title refers to the butterfly effect, a popular hypothetical example of chaos theory which illustrates how small initial differences may lead to large unforeseen consequences over time.











