M. Butterfly (1993)
"Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty."
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 41%
(RT: 39%, MC: 43) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Barbara Sukowa as Jeanne Gallimard
Annabel Leventon as Frau Baden
Shizuko Hoshi as Comrade Chin
Richard McMillan as Embassy Colleague
Is M. Butterfly good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 255 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 41%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks. Wikipedia ↗
