The Butterfly Effect 2 is a 2006 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by John R. Leonetti, starring Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan and Gina Holden. The film is largely unrelated to the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect, and was released direct-to-DVD October 10, 2006. It is followed by The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations.