Paprika vs The Butterfly Effect
Paprika has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.6/10 for The Butterfly Effect). Paprika is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 53m. The Butterfly Effect is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Paprika
The Butterfly Effect| Paprika | The Butterfly Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Satoshi Kon | Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber |
| Main cast | Akio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya | Callum Keith Rennie, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Kevin Durand, Logan Lerman |
Synopsis
Paprika
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
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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