The Butterfly Effect vs Twelve Monkeys
The Butterfly Effect and Twelve Monkeys are tied on audience score (7.6/10). The Butterfly Effect is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 9m. Twelve Monkeys is the older of the two (1995 against 2004). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Butterfly Effect
Twelve Monkeys| The Butterfly Effect | Twelve Monkeys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber | Terry Gilliam |
| Main cast | Callum Keith Rennie, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Kevin Durand, Logan Lerman | Jon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt |
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.
Twelve Monkeys
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to…
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