The Butterfly Effect (2004)

"Change one thing. Change everything."
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The Butterfly Effect
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.
DirectorsJ. Mackye GruberEric Bress
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 23rd, 2004
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 6th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$13,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$96,800,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Toby Emmerich, David Krintzman, William Shively, Cale Boyter, Richard Brener, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg
Production Companies:FilmEngine, Katalyst Films, BenderSpink, New Line Cinema

The Butterfly Effect Collection

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.