The butterfly effect is a metaphor for sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory.

Butterfly effect may also refer to:

Books

  • Butterfly Effect, a collection of poetry by Harry Humes
  • Murder in Maine: The Butterfly Effect, a novel by Mildred B. Davis and Katherine Roome

Film and television

  • El efecto mariposa, a 1995 Spanish film whose title translates to "The Butterfly Effect"
  • The Butterfly Effect, a 2004 film, followed by two sequels
  • "The Butterfly Effect", a chapter from the 2025 Indian film Dhurandhar
  • "The Butterfly Effect" (Heroes), an episode of Heroes
  • Two episodes of Ugly Betty:
  • "The Butterfly Effect Part 1"
  • "The Butterfly Effect Part 2 (Ugly Betty)"
  • "Butterfly Effect" (Unforgettable), an episode of Unforgettable
  • "Butterfly Effect", a first season episode of The Loud House
  • "Butterfly Effect", a seventh season episode of My Hero Academia

Music

  • The Butterfly Effect (band), an Australian hard rock band
  • The Butterfly Effect (EP), a 2001 EP by the band
  • Butterfly Effect (Ashley Roberts album), 2014
  • Butterfly Effect, a 2020 album by Koven
  • The Butterfly Effect (Moonspell album), 1999
  • The Butterfly Effect, a 2009 album by Diana Yukawa
  • Butterfly Effect (EP), an EP by Shontelle Sparkles, 2025
  • "Butterfly Effect" (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku song), 2014
  • "Butterfly Effect" (Sid song), 2017
  • "Butterfly Effect" (Travis Scott song), 2017
  • "Butterfly Effect", a song by Bolbbalgan4
  • "Butterfly Effect", a song by Exo on the album Obsession
  • "Butterfly Effect", a song by Sienna Spiro
  • "Butterfly Effect", a song by VIXX on the album Hades

See also

  • Butterfly effect in popular culture