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10 Best Movies Like The Butterfly Effect

If you loved The Butterfly Effect, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
St. Vincent

St. Vincent

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door....

#2
Hampstead

Hampstead

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, D...

#3
Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness...

#4
Notting Hill

Notting Hill

1999★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly d...

#5
Mystery Date

Mystery Date

1991★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tom McHugh quickly learns that his perfect big brother Craig isn't all he's cracked up to be while on a night on the town with the girl next door, during which Tom is harassed by u...

#6
The Kissing Booth 2

The Kissing Booth 2

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Butterfly Effect for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate....

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