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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

United States of America

PG-13
2008-12-25(US)
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Drama,
Fantasy,
Romance
▪ 2h-46m

76^%

User
Score

Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments.

Overview

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.

F. Scott FitzgeraldNovel
Eric RothScreenplay
David FincherDirector
Ceán ChaffinProducer
Kathleen KennedyProducer
Frank MarshallProducer

Top Billed Cast

Brad Pitt

Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett

Daisy Fuller

Taraji P. Henson

Queenie

Julia Ormond

Caroline Fuller

Jason Flemyng

Thomas Button

Mahershala Ali

Tizzy Weathers

Jared Harris

Captain Mike

Elias Koteas

Monsieur Gateau

Phyllis Somerville

Grandma Fuller

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A review by talisencrw

9.0

Written by talisencrw on 2021-06-23

One of Fincher's masterworks--though I like others better. He's definitely one of the only people alive who could have succeeded with this very intriguing story. There are moments--when Benjamin's coming into his own, both with Tilda Swinton's character and with Cate Blanchett's--that are amongst the finest and most...

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