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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments more
Plot:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 31 wins
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69 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
A great, worth film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cate Blanchett | ... | Daisy | |
| Julia Ormond | ... | Caroline | |
| Faune A. Chambers | ... | Dorothy Baker | |
| Elias Koteas | ... | Monsieur Gateau | |
| Donna DuPlantier | ... | Blanche Devereux | |
| Jacob Tolano | ... | Martin Gateau (as Jacob Wood) | |
| Earl Maddox | ... | Man at Train Station | |
| Ed Metzger | ... | Teddy Roosevelt | |
| Jason Flemyng | ... | Thomas Button | |
| Danny Vinson | ... | Priest Giving Last Rites | |
| David Jensen | ... | Doctor at Benjamin's Birth | |
| Joeanna Sayler | ... | Caroline Button | |
| Taraji P. Henson | ... | Queenie | |
| Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | ... | Tizzy | |
| Fiona Hale | ... | Mrs. Hollister |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Benjamin Button (USA) (working title)
The Curious Case (International: English title) (informal short title)
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The Curious Case (International: English title) (informal short title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
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Runtime:
166 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44743) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-11 |
UK:12A |
Ireland:12A |
Czech Republic:12 |
Singapore:PG |
New Zealand:M |
South Korea:12 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Norway:7 |
Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) |
Brazil:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Netherlands:6 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Chile:Y7 |
Argentina:13 |
Peru:14 |
Spain:T |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Sweden:11 |
Mexico:B |
Austria:10 |
Denmark:11 |
Germany:12 |
France:U |
Iceland:7 |
Sweden:7 |
Ireland:12 (blu-ray) |
UK:15 (blu-ray)
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Director Tarsem Singh was enlisted to shoot the brief handheld montage of Benjamin backpacking through India and Cambodia, after David Fincher learned that Tarsem and Brad Pitt were both already planning to be in Southeast Asia at the same time.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Thomas Button puts newborn Benjamin on the steps of the nursing home he leaves some bills of cash inside the baby blanket, but in the next scene when Queenie pulls back the blanket the money has disappeared. Since the cash was placed inside the fold of the blanket where Benjamin's face is, the bills should have been clearly visible or at least have dropped out of the blanket when Queenie exposes the baby's face.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.90)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
OUT OF NOWHERE
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FAQ
How similar is the film to "Forrest Gump"?Why exactly does Benjamin age backwards?
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This film is worthy of a 10/10 rating simply because of its imaginative and complex nature, I mean, I couldn't bring myself to know why this simple idea of a man aging backwards hadn't sprouted up before. Set all the way back at the end of the Great War, to New Orlean's meeting with Hurricane Katrina, this movie tells the story of Benjamin Button, a baby born an old man of eighty, destined to die in the mere form of a zero-year-old. I found this movie very emotional and special because there's reeally nothing like it. I honestly thought, when I found out the immense length of the film, it was going to be boring....I was wrong, it gripped me from start to finish. There are many emotional and touching scenes in it, including the end, where it brings forth Benjamin Button's 'younger' years as an old man. Nothing went wrong with the cast, Brad Pitt played a great job as a reverse-aging man, and Cate went well as his childhood friend. Overall, this movie was great and I recommend it to anyone who loves the genre.