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Black Butterfly

Name: Black Butterfly
Director: Brian Goodman
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Released: 2017-05-26
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Abel Ferrara, Nicholas Aaron

2017 · 1h 33m · Thriller, Mystery, Drama

IMDb 6.1 Metacritic 43 RT 40%

Skip it. This hostage-thriller premise has been done to death, and without critical validation or a standout cast to elevate it, 'Black Butterfly' feels like a paint-by-numbers cabin thriller that won't justify two hours of your night.

Plot

Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.

Director: Brian Goodman

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Abel Ferrara, Nicholas Aaron

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