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The Butterfly Effect
Science FictionThriller3.8
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.
January 17, 2004 · Directed by Eric Bress
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Runtime1h 53m
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