The Butterfly Effect
R 2004 ‧ Thriller/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 53m
College student Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) is afflicted with headaches so painful that he frequently blacks out. While unconscious, Evan is able to travel back in time to difficult moments in his childhood. He can also alter the past for friends, like Kayleigh (Amy Smart), who was molested by her father (Eric Stoltz). But changing the past can drastically alter the present, and Evan finds himself in nightmarish alternate realities, including one where he's locked away in prison.
The Butterfly Effect 2
R 2006 ‧ Thriller/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 32m
When Nick Larson (Eric Lively) loses his beautiful girlfriend, Julie Miller (Erica Durance), in an accident, his successful career and happy life are shattered. Struggling to carry on and wracked by guilt, Nick eventually discovers that he can travel into the past, and he uses this ability to prevent Julie from dying. Unfortunately, Nick's time-altering actions drastically affect the future in tragic ways. Can Nick save Julie without causing catastrophic results?