Is The Butterfly Murders violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 The Butterfly Murders scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 The Butterfly Murders sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 The Butterfly Murders end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 The Butterfly Murders easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

The Butterfly Murders

Name: The Butterfly Murders
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, Action
Released: 1979
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Lau Siu-Ming, Michelle Yim, Wong Shu-Tong, JoJo Chan Kei-Kei, Chiang Wang

Directed by Tsui Hark

Produced by Seasonal Film Corporation

197988 min6.5 / 10

A stylish, surreal martial-arts mystery that blends gothic horror with kinetic action, driven by visual strangeness and mounting dread rather than emotional depth.

A journalist attempting to solve a mystery in "Martial World" enlists the aid of a master fighter and a woman named Green Breeze. They go to a mysterious castle where they come across poisonous butterflies and a black-leather-clad killer.

Clusters

Cheap Monster Movies Comedy That Turns Violent Monster-Fighting Action Movies Countdown To Disaster Action Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Mystery Fantasy Thriller Horror Action

Keywords

Martial Arts Hong Kong New Wave

Questions people ask

Is The Butterfly Murders violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Butterfly Murders scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Butterfly Murders sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Butterfly Murders end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Butterfly Murders easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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