The Butterfly Effect (2004) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Butterfly Effect

Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, 2004

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The Butterfly Effect
James Swallow, 2003

NOVELIZATION

The Butterfly Effect is a movie novelization written by James Swallow in 2003 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber in 2004. The movie features Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, John Patrick Amedori, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.6

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Butterfly Effect (Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, 2004)

8.2

/ 10

Book Cover: The Butterfly Effect (James Swallow, 2003)

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Storyline

Evan Treborn, a college student, faces difficulty accessing suppressed memories from his childhood. He discovers a method that enables him to journey back in time and occupy his younger self, thus altering history. Nevertheless, he realizes that every alteration he executes leads to unforeseen results.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 movie by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber

Year

2004

Minutes

113

Movie Rate

7.60

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Butterfly Effect

Country: USA

Year: 2004

Length: 1h53m

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Cover of The Butterfly Effect, the 2003 book by James Swallow

Year

2003

Pages

413

Book Rate

8.20

S: Goodreads

Book

The Butterfly Effect

Country: USA

First published in: 2003

Length: 413 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Which is better?

Poster of The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 movie by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 movie by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber

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14 votes

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book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Butterfly Effect, the 2003 book by James Swallow

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