Black Butterfly

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Black Butterfly

R

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

Nov 30, 2017

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

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

May 26, 2017

2.5/4

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

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Vikram Murthi

RogerEbert.com

May 26, 2017

1/4

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.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 3, 2020

2.0/4.0

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

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Oct 31, 2018

2.5/5

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

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Chris Evangelista

CutPrintFilm

Dec 29, 2017

6/10

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.

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Briana I.

@Anaire Apr 27, 2026

Captivating and very engaging film.. kept me on my toes the whole movie and amazing acting. The end gave me chills!

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Mads B

@RT34924837 Aug 14, 2025

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.

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Al W

@RT11188367 Jan 31, 2025

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

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melissa c

@RT02119191 Nov 7, 2024

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!

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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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