Butter (2012)

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A comedy about sex, power and spreading the wealth.

An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

• Released: 2012-10-05
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 433 votes

Directed by Jim Field Smith.

Top cast

• Jennifer Garner as Laura Pickler
• Yara Shahidi as Destiny
• Hugh Jackman as Boyd Bolton
• Ty Burrell as Bob Pickler
• Olivia Wilde as Brooke Swinkowski
• Alicia Silverstone as Julie Emmet
• Rob Corddry as Ethan Emmet
• Ashley Greene as Kaitlen Pickler
• Pruitt Taylor Vince as Ned Eaten
• Kristen Schaal as Carol-Ann Stevenson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Butter

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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