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2006 · drama · sci-fi · thriller

The Butterfly Effect 2

Directed by John R. Leonetti1h 32m2006

After his girlfriend, Julie, and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident, Nick struggles to cope with his loss and grief. Suffering from migraine-like seizures, Nick soon discovers that he has the power to change the past via his memories. However, his time-traveling attempts to alter the past and save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences.

Our read: The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive drama · sci-fi · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Heavy, kinetic, measured drama / sci-fi, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.538k
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • intense
  • bleak
  • cold
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How The Butterfly Effect 2 feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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