Is Butterfly Kiss sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Butterfly Kiss violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Butterfly Kiss end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Butterfly Kiss easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Butterfly Kiss scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Butterfly Kiss

Name: Butterfly Kiss
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1995
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Des McAleer, Lisa Riley

A story of love and redemption.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom

Produced by Merseyside Film Production Fund, British Screen Productions

199588 min6.4 / 10

A dark, psychologically complex portrait of a toxic lesbian relationship forged between a serial killer and her enabler, set against a bleak British landscape.

Deeply mentally unbalanced drifter Eunice roams grim northern Britain committing psychosexual serial murders of both men and women while ostensibly searching for an unknown woman named Judith. She spares the life of lonely but kind-hearted gas station cashier Miriam, who abandons her dismal life to follow her damaged new lover. While attempting to hide the evidence of her multiple crimes, Miriam tries to understand Eunice's bizarre quest.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Depression and Complicity Desire as Predator Monster Movies About Trauma LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Keywords

Lesbian Relationship Lesbian

Questions people ask

Is Butterfly Kiss sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Butterfly Kiss violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Does Butterfly Kiss end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Butterfly Kiss easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Butterfly Kiss scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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