The Butterfly Effect vs The Happening
The Butterfly Effect has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.4/10 for The Happening). The Happening is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 53m. The Butterfly Effect is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Butterfly Effect
The Happening| The Butterfly Effect | The Happening | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | Callum Keith Rennie, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Kevin Durand, Logan Lerman | Kristen Connolly, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Robert Bailey Jr., John Leguizamo |
Synopsis
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.
The Happening
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
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