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Butter

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
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6.2/10
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Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Hugh Jackman, Rob Corddry, Olivia Wilde, and Ashley Greene in Butter (2011)
In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.
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In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.
IMDb RATING
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22K
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POPULARITY
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789
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    • Director
      • Jim Field Smith
    • Writer
      • Jason A. Micallef
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Garner
      • Yara Shahidi
      • Ty Burrell
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jim Field Smith
    • Writer
      • Jason A. Micallef
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Garner
      • Yara Shahidi
      • Ty Burrell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore

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    Trailer 2:32
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    Butter
    Interview 1:08
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    Photos45

    Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry, Yara Shahidi, and Brett Hill in Butter (2011)
    Hugh Jackman in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman in Butter (2011)
    Olivia Wilde and Ashley Greene in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner and Olivia Wilde in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner in Butter (2011)
    Olivia Wilde and Yara Shahidi in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, and Ashley Greene in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, and Yara Shahidi in Butter (2011)
    Olivia Wilde in Butter (2011)
    Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell in Butter (2011)

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    Jennifer Garner
    Jennifer Garner
    • Laura Pickler
    Yara Shahidi
    Yara Shahidi
    • Destiny
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Bob Pickler
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Brooke
    Garrett Schenck
    Garrett Schenck
    • Orval Flanagan
    Kristen Schaal
    Kristen Schaal
    • Carol Ann Stevenson
    Jason Yudoff
    • Announcer
    Phyllis Smith
    Phyllis Smith
    • Nancy
    Judy Leavell
    • Helen Flanagan
    Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    • Butter Fan
    Deana Ricks
    • Butter Fan's Wife
    Kelly Tippens
    Kelly Tippens
    • Mrs. Moore
    Dodie Brown
    Dodie Brown
    • June Carmichael
    Jeanne Evans
    • Mrs. Gunderson
    Cindy Creekmore
    • Danielle Mattingly
    Christine Scheller
    • Transitional Home Worker
    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Jill
    Rob Corddry
    Rob Corddry
    • Ethan
    • Director
      • Jim Field Smith
    • Writer
      • Jason A. Micallef
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Olivia Wilde stated that Brooke, from this movie, was her favorite character she has ever played.
    • Goofs
      You cannot handle butter sculptures with your bare hands - that's the temperature at which it melts.
    • Quotes

      Brooke Swinkowski: Bob, I'm gonna shit on the hood of your car.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes are shown at the beginning of the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.74 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      The Battle Hymn of the Republic
      Music by William Steffe

      Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe

      Courtesy of Killer Tracks

    User reviews69

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    Top review
    8/10
    A Wickedly and Unexpectedly Successful Blending of Comedy-Drama
    12 May 2013. Surprisingly better than would be expected, this rather remarkable fusion of the delicate blending of comedy and drama that Jennifer Garner is able to pull off successfully is a work of either wickedly lucky directing and acting or a wonderfully brilliant but risky work of seriously hard-hitting meanness soften somehow by humor and lightness. This oil and water mixture somehow comes out like butter on the hotplate unburned. With echoes of similar comedy-drama competition genres such as Bottle Shock (2008) and Blow Dry (2001), the fascinating focus is a dueling plot line between a girl and a woman with a Little Miss Sunshine (2006) or Jersey Girl (2004) mixture in it. Unlike the more serious tone of People Like Us (2012) or August Rush (2007), Butter still is able to capture a strong emotive punch from both the girl and Jennifer Garner's performance.
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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2012 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Як по маслу
    • Filming locations
      • Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hurwitz Creative
      • Michael De Luca Productions
      • The Weinstein Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $105,018
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $70,931
      • Oct 7, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $175,706
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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