The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

PG-13

2008

2h 47m

Fantasy

Drama

Romance

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Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) 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 flickers in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer (Cate Blanchett). 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.

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Critics Consensus

Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an epic fantasy tale with rich storytelling backed by fantastic performances.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

05/12/2020

A sumptuous and stirring romantic drama.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/31/2019

2/4

Plodding, facile and fails to connect.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/29/2018

It could have worked, had it ever snapped to life, but it doesn't. It just goes on and on and on and on and on and on. And on. You may even shake your watch to check it is still going. I know I did.

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Michael Clark

Epoch Times

05/12/2024

4/5

The film was an unqualified success. Few movies lasting nearly three hours with quasi-downbeat material please both audiences and critics, yet it remains low on the lists of Pitt’s, Blanchett’s, Fincher’s, and Roth’s most notable efforts.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/05/2024

4/4

The effect, which isn’t fully grasped until absorbed in its entirety, plays like a moody fairy tale, romantic and magical, with flourishes both elegiac and unusual.

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Cameron Meier

MeierMovies.com

03/03/2024

5/5

As [Benjamin] taught us, “I hope you live a life you’re proud of, [and] if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”

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Algielyn E

@chielmace Jun 11

what a plot..pusta ko bohai ko para panuorin niyo. I LOVE MOVIE WHO HAve A MASSIVE F PLOT

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ben F.

@BenFranz May 17

Simply an epic movie. You know a movie is great when you find yourself captivated by it...... even after watching it for the fifth time.

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Logan S

@Seenbyyou Apr 28

this is the most lovely movie out there it so awesome with many twist and turns I love twists 🤑 I love sucking on long movies 😈 and this moive makes me giggle 🫣 after this movie I found a gf she awesome (she had hair) and yes this movie changed my life 😀😗 my rating: 100/10🤩

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V W

@LoveMoviesb Apr 19

Great movie. Was absolutely choked up by the touching ending.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu Feb 17

Benjamin Button is the most 'not-my-favorite-genre' film that worked pretty well for me...

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Ton T

@Tonnn Feb 1

É magnífico, me emocionei muito!

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David Fincher

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Brad Pitt

Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett

Daisy

Taraji P. Henson

Queenie

Julia Ormond

Caroline

Jason Flemyng

Thomas Button

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Synopsis

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) 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 flickers in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer (Cate Blanchett). 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.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Ceán Chaffin
Screenwriter: Eric Roth
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Kennedy/Marshall, Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief War Violence|Sexual Content|Smoking)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $127.5M
Runtime: 2h 47m