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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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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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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 May 12, 2020
A sumptuous and stirring romantic drama. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi Outlook Jan 31, 2019
2/4
Plodding, facile and fails to connect. Go to Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 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. Go to Full Review Michael Clark Epoch Times May 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. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 5, 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. Go to Full Review Cameron Meier MeierMovies.com Mar 3, 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.” Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth V @geewah 1 day ago An ambitious and technically dazzling movie, and Pitt and Blanchett are excellent, but it’s a long, cold, passive film that never quite makes its central theme mean something. See more K W @KraigwithaK 2 days ago We spend our whole lives trying to outrun time, never realizing it's the moments we wish we could hold forever that make life worth living. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a beautiful reminder that love was never meant to last forever in the way we imagined, only to change us in ways that do. Some people arrive too early, some too late, and some leave a piece of themselves in us that time can never touch. What matters is that we were here, and that we loved. See more Cinema S @cinema_sensei Sep 25, 2026 The concept alone gives this film so much to think about. Watching Benjamin live his life in reverse makes the usual ideas of aging, love, loss and mortality feel strangely different. The deeper message that, no matter how differently we live, death remains the final destination really stayed with me. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett also give strong performances. It can be overly sentimental and a little too long, but the ideas and emotional weight make it worthwhile. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 21, 2026 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button = a *4* star Movie! See more gerald H @RottenGary Aug 30, 2026 hmmm. something isn‘t automatically great just because it is scurrilous. you can invent a chocolate with fishjelly, which is inventive and orginal, but it doesn‘t mean it is good. See more bruce F @bruce999 Aug 14, 2026 well acted drama something was missing for me... but worth a watch i think. See more Read all reviews
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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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Brad Pitt as Benjamin in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Cate Blanchett as Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Lance E. Nichols (left) as the preacher, Taraji P. Henson (center) as Queenie and Brad Pitt (right) as Benjamin Button in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Brad Pitt as Benjamin and Cate Blanchett as Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Brad Pitt as Benjamin and Cate Blanchett as Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Brad Pitt as Benjamin in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." (Right) Cate Blanchett as Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Elle Fanning as Young Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button and Cate Blanchett as Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Taraji P. Henson (center right) as Queenie in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." View more photos

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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
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