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Butley
“His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.”
67%
Movie
2h 7m
AI Analysis
Butley (1974) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Butley (1974) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~127 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Butley 67% (13 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1974-01-21
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 118121
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Is there an official trailer for Butley?
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What is Butley about?
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a h... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Butley?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Butley?
The official runtime for Butley is approximately 127 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Alan Bates
Ben Butley
Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
Simon Rouse
Gardner
- S
Susan Engel
Anne Butley
Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi
Colin Haigh
- L
Lindsay Ingram
Patti Love
- B
Belinda Low
Derrick O'Connor
John Savident
Susan Wooldridge
Jill Goldston
Tube Passenger (uncredited)
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