# Butter (2012)

> An Iowa butter-carving rivalry becomes a gleefully strange battleground for political ambition, family tension, and small-town status.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/56272

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Jim Field Smith
- Cast: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349451/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: irreverent, witty, upbeat, lazy sunday, comedy night

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