The Butterfly Effect
2004 · 113 min · Director: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
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As a child, Evan Treborn was afflicted with blackouts where he would be in one place one minute and then another the next, remembering absolutely nothing in-between. Now all grown up and in college, he decides to read from an old journal he wrote to remember stuff that might have happened in the in-between, and suddenly finds himself back at a certain point in his life. He realizes that those blackouts he had were actually empty spaces of time he had to fill up later in life. Attempting to use this ability to undo unpleasant past events, Evan starts to find that every time he goes back and tries to fix things, he ends up making everything worse. How can he prevent more tragedies from happening and save the one girl he ever loved, Kayleigh (Amy Smart)?
Emotional fingerprint
The Butterfly Effect (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 20%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 62 % | 57 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 59 % | 43 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 65 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 74 % | 70 % | 59 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 50 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 54 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 59 % | 60 % | 29 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 75 % | 57 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 81 % | 59 % | 64 % | 64 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 50 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 32 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 45 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 71 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 80 % | 79 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 79 % | 71 % | 66 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 73 % | 63 % | 53 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 69 % | 56 % | 41 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Empathy | 71 % | 55 % | 41 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 81 % | 69 % | 61 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Tension | 88 % | 82 % | 77 % | 77 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kayleigh age 13
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Details
- Directed by
- Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
- Written by
- Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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