The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Butterfly Effect is a time travel sci-fi movie centered around Evan (Ashton Kutcher), a young man who discovers he has the ability to change events from his past by embodying his younger self. The 2004 film explores the titular concept, which states that any small change in a system's initial conditions results in extremely different results.
The Butterfly Effect
- Director
- J. Mackye Gruber , Eric Bress
- Release Date
- January 23, 2004
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Cast
- Elden Henson , Ashton Kutcher , Melora Walters , William Lee Scott , Amy Smart
- Writers
- J. Mackye Gruber , Eric Bress
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Budget
- $13 million
Summary
The Butterfly Effect is a time travel sci-fi movie centered around Evan (Ashton Kutcher), a young man who discovers he has the ability to change events from his past by embodying his younger self. The 2004 film explores the titular concept, which states that any small change in a system's initial conditions results in extremely different results.
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