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