Black Butterfly

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Black Butterfly

R

Released May 26, 2017

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

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On the outskirts of a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul, a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter with a drifter named Jack, Paul offers Jack a place to stay. Soon, the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game that will bring at least one tale to an end.

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April Wolfe

Village Voice

Banderas should be in a real King adaptation, not a paraphrase of one.

Nov 30, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Black Butterfly [is] a strong, if still somewhat vexing, thriller I'm glad I took the time to watch.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 26, 2017

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Vikram Murthi

RogerEbert.com

A charmless, nonsensical thriller that doubles as a hack screenwriter's wet dream, filled to the brim with faux-insights that wouldn't impress even the most inattentive college freshmen.

Rated: 1/4

May 26, 2017

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Constantly plays like a film that thinks it's much smarter than it really is.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 3, 2020

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Black Butterfly would've be a modest but effective thriller had its creative team not attempted to get too clever.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 31, 2018

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Chris Evangelista

CutPrintFilm

There's a lot of material here for a tidy little thriller, but Goodman and screenwriters Justin Stanley and Marc Frydman don't seem to know how to stick the landing.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 29, 2017

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Mads B

One of those thrillers were the mouse is trapped by the cat and on several occasions the mouse should have had escaped or killed the Cat. Can't believe the storyline ever got accepted. Its below high school lvl.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Al W

Can anyone tell me why he's driving the jeep without keys in the ignition or did I miss something?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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melissa c

Well, I have been living under a rock apparently because I just found this movie. I think it’s a really good psychological thriller and the ending is awesome!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Jeffrey P

Paint-by-numbers psychological thriller, minus the thrills, with solid acting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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On the outskirts of a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul, a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter with a drifter named Jack, Paul offers Jack a place to stay. Soon, the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game that will bring at least one tale to an end.

Director: Brian Goodman
Producer: Monika Bacardi, Alberto Burgueño, Marc Frydman, Juan Antonio García Peredo, Alexandra Klim, Silvio Muraglia, Andrea Iervolino
Screenwriter: Justin Stanley, Marc Frydman
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: Paradox Studios, Battleplan Productions, Notorious Pictures, Ambi Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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