In the Shadow of the Moon vs The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.2/10 for In the Shadow of the Moon). The Butterfly Effect is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 55m. The Butterfly Effect is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In the Shadow of the Moon posterIn the Shadow of the Moon2019 VS The Butterfly Effect posterThe Butterfly Effect2004
In the Shadow of the MoonThe Butterfly Effect
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 7.6/10
Year20192004
Length1h 55m1h 53m
GenresScience Fiction, ThrillerScience Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJim MickleEric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
Main castMichael C. Hall, Rachel Keller, Gabrielle Graham, Rudi Dharmalingam, Boyd HolbrookCallum Keith Rennie, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Kevin Durand, Logan Lerman

Synopsis

In the Shadow of the Moon

In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

The Butterfly Effect

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.

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