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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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Jelisije J

I don't care if I spoiled this movie for you because everything in this movie is wasted because of ridiculous ending.... it was all a dream.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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brenda c

Loved it. Unpredictable. Great acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Cristian s

Es importante saber terminar las cosas a tiempo, pasa en las relaciones amorosas, las laborales, las amistades y, aparentemente, también a la hora de escribir una película jajaja no digo que esto era un peliculón pero casi, iba derechito fácil a las 4 estrellas con una trama atrapante, ingeniosa y diferente.. hasta los últimos 2 minutos.. esos malditos 2 minutos que arruinaron toda la trama.. pero boe, pasa. La actuación de Banderas se pone el film al hombro.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/12/22

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The reason I'd recommend this is because it was different and despite twists, that even the most educated stiff-upper-lip people couldn't quite endure, it's extremely cleverly done. Black butterfly to some means a bad omen or death but to others means rebirth change and fortune. Therefore Antonio who suffers from writers block has to revamp his thoughts to creating something that might save his career and his house. Brilliant performances from Antonio and the lad that played Jack. Whether or not he existed at all was a mystery but his tattoo certainly spurred on the whole idea of the screen play for Paul. The film was set in Italy yet the dialogue is American including the fbi and well it gets a bit silly at times. All with the hidden message - rebirth.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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jay s

I liked this movie, except for the last two minutes, it was absolutely unnecessary and ruined what was a good ending when Jack walked out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Black butterfly or just a moth?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/21

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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, Silvio Muraglia, Andrea Iervolino
Screenwriter: Justin Stanley, Marc Frydman
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: Paradox Studios, Ambi Pictures, Notorious Pictures, Battleplan Productions
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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