Black Butterfly
Directed by Brian Goodman
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. From TMDB
12 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Feb 11, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works
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Black Butterfly is a 2017 thriller mystery drama film, directed by Brian Goodman, starring Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Piper Perabo.
- 12 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
- posts span May 31, 2017 to Feb 11, 2026
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12 of 12 · most liked firstmovie review haiku Baltimorons folks never once ventured into the Black Butterfly
neutral · AI labelView post →Black Butterfly was nit an Oscar type movie but it was a decent crime thriller
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently watching Black Butterfly on Blu Ray, one of a three Lo Wei film set just released. Watching with commentary a.co/d/0g6iUyez
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW REVIEW!! Martial Law: Lo Wei's Wuxia World three movie Blu-ray collection from Eureka, including Black Butterfly, Death Valley, and Vengeance of a Snowgirl!
neutral · AI labelView post →The dream, was a mix Psychedelica Black Butterfly (otome), Invisible Castle(movie/book) and Town of Nie (BL) and Then There Were None(book) I was trapped in a school, outside was always raining, one by one the other kids disappear. Near the end, *plot twist* I found out "I" was the wolf/enemy!
neutral · AI labelView post →Caught up tonite with the 2017 thriller Black Butterfly, based on a 2008 French TV movie, Papillon Noir, about an isolated writer, who lives in a cabin outside a Colorado mountain town grappling w/ abductions & murders, and a drifter who comes along to shake things up. This one is streaming on Max!
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) Black Butterfly 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Thriller) (iMDB) 6.5 Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Antonio Banderas, Abel Ferrara, Vincent Riotta, Nathalie Rapti Gomez
neutral · AI labelView post →LISA CHIAO CHIAO robs from the rich and gives to the poor in this wuxia film by LO WEI: THE BLACK BUTTERFLY ★★★★ | Available now on Blu-ray as part of #Eurekavideo's Martial Law : Lo Wei’s Wuxia World www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →With the Oscars honoring the best of film, I recently watched two of the worst movies I’ve ever seen: On the Line and Black Butterfly Holy shit they were so bad I would actually recommend you watch them just to see how bad they are lol #filmsky
negative · AI labelView post →I like my ending better! Not the one comes after that! It was a little surprise film, but not that great. I really enjoyed it. It was thrilling, suspense and fast paced storytelling. I usually like this type of flicks. If you too prefer entertainment over a masterpiece, then you would enjoy it as well. Only the beginning was slow, but once the concept of the film ignited, it was a non-stop entertainment. So the later parts are like between the two characters that took place in an isolated…
positive · AI labelView post →“A decent suspense thriller and its good for a one time watch ” It all starts with some stories on abductions here and there then it goes to a lonely writer whom his wife left and he meets up a girl who helps to sell his house and since he can’t write a proper story in a while he gets all kind of irritated goes out for a drive to a nearby café so while going there on the road he met up this truck driver who does not allow him to overtake so somehow he gets in front and curses the truck driver…
neutral · AI labelView post →If it could have cut out the last two to three of the seven or so endings, then I could maybe have seen Black Butterfly getting a bigger score. As it stands, I can get it to fresh by the skin of its teeth. Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.
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