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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008 166 min ★ 7.6 Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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.

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Cast

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Daisy Fuller

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Queenie

Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

Caroline Fuller

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

Thomas Button

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Elizabeth Abbott

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Tizzy Weathers

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Captain Mike

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Monsieur Gateau

Phyllis Somerville

Phyllis Somerville

Grandma Fuller

Details

Director

David Fincher

Screenplay

Eric Roth

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$150,000,000

Revenue

$335,802,786

Production

Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Reviews

T

talisencrw

May 19, 2016

★ 9/10

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 invigorating I have ever seen in cinema. I'm curious how I'll find it when I re...

U

Unknownian

February 4, 2022

★ 9/10

This movie is in my top 10 movie list in life. It is a cinema achievement that may never be outdone by 'anyone'. Considering that this masterpiece was shot digitally in 2007, it is miles above any CG effort since. For those of you that haven't seen it: "SEE IT". Besides a great story (with one flaw), this film makes illusion and simulation become reality. The one flaw: I have great respect ...

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