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Butter

Butter

A comedy about sex, power and spreading the wealth.

20125.81h 31m

Overview

An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

Directed by Jim Field Smith
Written by Jason A. Micallef
Produced by Jennifer Garner, Alissa Phillips , Michael De Luca
Box Office0Revenue: $176K

Top Cast

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Laura Pickler

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi

Destiny

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Boyd Bolton

Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Bob Pickler

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Brooke Swinkowski

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone

Julie Emmet

Rob Corddry

Rob Corddry

Ethan Emmet

Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene

Kaitlen Pickler

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Ned Eaten

Kristen Schaal

Kristen Schaal

Carol-Ann Stevenson

Themes & Keywords

iowabutter

About Butter

Butter is a comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of iowa, butter. Directed by Jim Field Smith, it stars Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Hugh Jackman. An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

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