The sci-fi thriller The Butterfly Effect follows Evan’s (Ashton Kutcher) travels through time and space in an effort to change his and his crush Kayleigh’s (Amy Smart) lives, and as such, it was given four different endings. Written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, The Butterfly Effect is the story of Evan, a college student with a turbulent past who experiences blackouts and memory loss since childhood. In his 20s, Evan discovers he can travel back in time to specific moments with his adult mind inhabiting his younger body. 1y4m6b

Since Netflix's Time Cut seems to borrow many sci-fi and horror tropes and themes from other renowned films, viewers who enjoyed watching it should have many other movies on their watch lists. Unfolding through several different timelines, Time Cut is among the many flicks that use time travel as a narrative device to walk viewers through the complexities of fate, grief, and the consequences of changing the past. However, despite being driven by a complex sci-fi concept, Time Cut does not take itself too seriously and focuses less on getting time travel "right."

Time travel movies can quickly become complex; amid all the timelines, future and past selves, and toing and froing, some sci-fi movies even break their own rules. The concept of time travel has a long cinematic history and any film that employs the high-concept plot device must negotiate the hypothetical physics and establish its own time travel lore. Choosing between single and multiple timelines and whether time travelers can change the past or not is no mean feat, not to mention maintaining theoretical consistency and heeding to established rules across an entire movie and sometimes even sequels.

One scene in The Butterfly Effect is still bothering fans to this day. Released in 2004, the sci-fi thriller stars Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn who, as a child, has a history of blackouts and memory loss. Later, as a 20-year-old college student, Evan discovers that by reading his childhood journals, he can transport himself back in time to inhabit his former self during those blackouts. Kutcher's character decides to use his ability to correct the past, soon discovering that even the slightest change comes with major unintended consequences. However, the film doesn't always follow its own time travel rules.

Movie endings can make or break a movie. The directors know this, so they focus test their movies, trying to make sure that they end with the perfect conclusion, perfect shot and perfect words. For this reason, some movies have wildly different alternate endings than the finished cut.

2004 sci-fi/horror movie The Butterfly Effect has its lead character repeatedly travel through time, but at one point breaks its own rules. Time travel stories are inherently difficult to keep straight, if only because time travel isn't a thing we can actually do, at least that anyone knows of. Thus, writers are forced to rely either on existing scientific theories, or make up their own rules for time travel out of whole cloth, sometimes combining both methods.

It’s a Wonderful Life has been a staple on every holiday season. The story of George Bailey rediscovering the essence of love, family and overcoming difficult situations touch hearts of those who watched it, making it one of the (if not the) best Christmas movies of all time.

Nowadays it's hard to find a sci-fi film that isn't big on CGI. Stellar visuals, immersive 3D and an overdose of special effects seem to be the norm in Hollywood, be it for the Marvel or the Star Wars movies. In fact, it seems pretty much impossible to imagine a good sci-fi film without these qualities. But that wasn't always the case.

2004's time-traveling horror story The Butterfly Effect is already an extremely dark film, but the director's cut manages to make things even darker. While many films end up becoming fan favorites despite bad reviews, no genre seems more prone to that phenomenon than horror. Quite a few popular horror films were savaged by critics, and The Butterfly Effect was no different. While certainly not on the level of the all-time horror greats, The Butterfly Effect boasts a loyal cult following, enough to earn it two direct to video sequels.

Despite receiving scathing reviews upon release, The Butterfly Effect has become a bit of a cult classic in recent years, as the people who like it really like it. While it's certainly an ambitious film and Ashton Kutcher proves to be an adept dramatic actor, the story is still filled to the brim with plot holes and inconsistencies.