Despite its talented cast and a few funny moments, Butter's satirical aims are largely undone by a lack of subtlety and air of smugness.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jim Field Smith -
Producer -
Michael De Luca , Jennifer Garner , Alissa Phillips -
Screenwriter -
Jason A. Micallef -
Distributor -
Weinstein Co. -
Production Co -
Hurwitz Creative , Michael De Luca , The Weinstein Company , Vandalia Films -
Rating -
R (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Drug Use) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 5, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$70.9K -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital