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Film · 0 connectionsThe Butterfly Effect (2004)
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- 113 min
- 12 age guide
- ★ 7.6/10 from 8,500 ratings
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.
Directed byEric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
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