IMDb
6.7 /10
934 votes


Drama · 1974 · 2h 7min
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.
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Butley (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER
IMDb
6.7 /10
934 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
64 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.7 /10
13 votes
Letterboxd
6.9 /10
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Weighted average
6.7/10