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Shattered

Original title: Butterfly on a Wheel
  • 20072007
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  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
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A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
32K
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  • Director
    • Mike Barker
  • Writer
    • William Morrissey
  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Maria Bello
    • Gerard Butler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mike Barker
  • Writer
    • William Morrissey
  • Stars
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Maria Bello
    • Gerard Butler
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    • 153User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    Maria Bello and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Pierce Brosnan and Claudette Mink in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Claudette Mink and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, and Gerard Butler in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Maria Bello in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
    Maria Bello in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
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    Maria Bello in Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
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    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Tom Ryanas Tom Ryan
    Maria Bello
    Maria Bello
    • Abby Randallas Abby Randall
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Neil Randallas Neil Randall
    Emma Karwandy
    • Sophie Randallas Sophie Randall
    Claudette Mink
    Claudette Mink
    • Judy Ryanas Judy Ryan
    Desiree Zurowski
    Desiree Zurowski
    • Helen Schriveras Helen Schriver
    Nicholas Lea
    Nicholas Lea
    • Jerry Craneas Jerry Crane
    Peter Keleghan
    Peter Keleghan
    • Karl Grangeras Karl Granger
    Samantha Ferris
    Samantha Ferris
    • Dianeas Diane
    Malcolm Stewart
    Malcolm Stewart
    • Dave Carveras Dave Carver
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Det. McGillas Det. McGill
    Dustin Milligan
    Dustin Milligan
    • Matt Ryanas Matt Ryan
    Julie Patzwald
    Julie Patzwald
    • Female Telleras Female Teller
    Jason McKinnon
    Jason McKinnon
    • French Waiteras French Waiter
    Kurt Evans
    Kurt Evans
    • Maitre D'as Maitre D'
    Daniel Bacon
    Daniel Bacon
    • Rude Manas Rude Man
    Steven Roy
    Steven Roy
    • Business Manas Business Man
    Osmond L. Bramble
    • Bank Police Officeras Bank Police Officer
    • (as O.L. Bramble)
    • Director
      • Mike Barker
    • Writer
      • William Morrissey
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    Storyline

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    The happily-married couple of Neil and Abby Randall have worked very hard to create a healthy and safe bubble for themselves and their only daughter, Sophie. However, their seemingly idyllic life will start crumbling into pieces when, out of the blue, the determined and methodical gunman, Tom Ryan, holds them captive, as his cold-blooded accomplice uses Sophie for leverage. Now, Abby and Neil have no other choice but to do Tom's bidding if they want to keep their child alive--and with every task they successfully perform--they see a piece of their orderly life being robbed from them. But, why is this perfect stranger bent on destroying three innocents? —Nick Riganas
    • mysterious stranger
    • female removes her clothes
    • ordered to strip
    • black panties
    • forced to strip
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    • Taglines
      • Lives will be broken
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence, bloody images, sexual content, nudity, and language throughout
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Pierce Brosnan actually crashed the car in the parking lot and their reactions after the crash were real.
    • Goofs
      When the Range Rover smashes into the wall in the parking lot, at that speed this would have set off the airbags. Also during the rest of the movie the car doesn't seem damaged, the speed the car went into the wall would have caused visual damage.
    • Quotes

      Tom Ryan: Never pick a fight with someone who's got nothing to lose.

    • Connections
      Features Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Take Care of You
      Written by Brook Benton

      Performed by Irma Thomas

      Published by Famous Music Publishing Company Ltd.

      Courtesy of Rounder Records. www.rounder.com

    User reviews153

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    5/10
    TNT premiere showing of "Shattered"...
    The producers of BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL (a/k/a SHATTERED in U.S.), didn't have enough faith in their project to seek widespread theatrical distribution of the finished film--even though it had GERARD BUTLER fresh from his box-office triumph in "300". Instead, they went a more direct route--directly to TV on TNT, which seems more like a last resort. Once again, a Gerard Butler film with limited distribution even though co-starred with PIERCE BROSNAN and MARIA BELLO.

    Seeing it on TNT, it's understandable that the film had some problems in connecting with a larger audience. Brosnan's villain is below par for the actor and Butler has done better work elsewhere although he gives all his energy to the role of a distraught husband.

    The plot is an elaborate cat-and-mouse game that Brosnan plays with the unlucky couple, Butler and Bello. While it does generate a certain amount of suspense, Brosnan's character remains an enigma for almost the whole story. Never once do we get a hint of why he's going to such extremes to torture the couple by demanding that they perform tasks at his bidding. A grungy looking Brosnan makes the villain a very unappetizing psychotic and we're never quite sure about Butler either, an ad agency man who gradually loses his swaggering overconfident manner.

    Without giving away more of the plot (except to say that there is a mildly interesting twist toward the end followed by a double twist), the whole thing plays more like a made-for-TV movie than an actual film because none of the characters are more than one-dimensional despite the good acting. And the final scene between Butler and Bello is totally unbelievable as to motivation.

    Summing up: Basically tricky and shallow at the core.
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    • Sep 2, 2007

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 2007 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Butterfly on a Wheel
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Icon Productions
      • Irish DreamTime
      • Infinity Features Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,651,640
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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