The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Change one thing. Change everything.
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.
- Released: 2004-01-17
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 53m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 8,531 votes
Directed by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber.
Top cast
- Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn
- Amy Smart as Kayleigh Miller
- Melora Walters as Andrea Treborn
- Elden Henson as Lenny Kagan
- William Lee Scott as Tommy Miller
- Eric Stoltz as George Miller
- Ethan Suplee as Thumper
- Logan Lerman as Evan Treborn age 7
- John Patrick Amedori as Evan Treborn age 13
- Irina Gorovaia as Kayleigh age 13
Where to watch The Butterfly Effect
- United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; 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: stream on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO Max; watch free on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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