Black Butterflies fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Black Butterflies is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and romantic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, romantic, and melancholic.
A real life story, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Black Butterflies is included with a subscription to Hoopla in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 69%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, and suicide themes.
1 h 40 min
Black Butterflies runs 1 h 40 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 68 and audiences 65 out of 100, so both groups see Black Butterflies much the same way.
It was made in Dutch, with some English. Produced in Germany, Netherlands, South Africa.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black Butterflies in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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