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Overview

User Rating:
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Writers (WGA):
J. Mackye Gruber (written by) &
Eric Bress (written by)
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Release Date:
23 January 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Change one thing, Change everything. more
Plot:
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
See it more than once! more (997 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use. (also director's cut)
Runtime:
113 min | 120 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The title is a reference to a short story by Ray Bradbury in which a group of people travel millions of years into the past and one of them unknowingly steps on and kills a butterfly which dramatically alters the future. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Evan reads his journal and goes back to where he and Kayleigh are making the Robin Hood movie in her father's basement so he can fix it. While he is making his speech to her father about his decisions, during the entire monologue we can see a crew member standing in the back left mirror. If you watch closely, you can see the crew members move. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[reading aloud as he writes a note]
Evan: If anyone finds this, it means my plan didn't work and I'm already dead. But if I can somehow go back to the beginning of all of this, I might be able to save her.
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Movie Connections:
References The Basketball Diaries (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Something Static more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why didn't anything change the first time Evan went back to the past?
When Evan went back into his past, why did he always return as an adult instead of living his life forward from the time of the flashback?
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265 out of 372 people found the following comment useful.
See it more than once!, 4 January 2005
10/10
Author: daugaard4 from Humlebaek, Denmark

The film has never been showed in Denmark, (where I come from) so the press has never reviewed it. It took me 2 times to get the point but when I realized every part of the film, I felt a huge rush! I'm sure when I see it the 3rd time it will be an even bigger experience to me. Every part of the film plays an important role to the main thread. Every details have a role! The film is like reading a poem from the 18th century, where every sentence means something. The director is a pure genius! Those who've criticized the film, should really see it again, because you'll then notice all the details which makes this film excellent! Without a doubt one of the best films I've seen!

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