A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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Movie2007·95 min
Butterfly on a Wheel
Directed by Mike Barker
A crime drama film directed by Mike Barker.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 65%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.5/10
590 ratings
About Butterfly on a Wheel
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- infidelity, trauma recovery, survival of spirit, action combat, chicago, romantic partners, strangers forced together, villain protagonist, everyman, kidnapping hostage, cat and mouse, corruption