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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) -- Benjamin Button (Pitt) was born under unusual circumstances. As everyone around him grew older, he aged backwards, making the challenges of life such as creating friendships, finding a job and falling in love all the more difficult and heartbreaking.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) -- Trailer for this film about a man who grows backwards
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) -- Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) -- Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Eric Roth (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
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
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 72 nominations more
User Reviews:
Coldness and Warmth more (675 total)


Additional Details

Also Known As:
Benjamin Button (USA) (working title)
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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166 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Filmmakers worked closely with Levi's to obtain clothing items from their Levi's Vintage Clothing collection to authenticate various time periods captured throughout the film. more
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Anachronisms: In the scene where the analog clock is being taken down and replaced by a digital one, an ad for the U.S. Army National Guard is shown bearing the "Citizen/Soldier" advertisement. However, this ad was introduced in late 2007, which was a couple years after the end of the film, 2005. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Daisy: What are you looking at, Caroline?
Caroline: The wind, mom.
[yawns]
Caroline: They say the hurricane is coming.
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Soundtrack:
BIG BUTTER AND EGG MAN more

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57 out of 91 people found the following review useful.
Coldness and Warmth, 10 January 2009
7/10
Author: axlgarland from London, England

Technically, like most of Davin Fincher's movies, "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" is a wonder. The curious saga of a man ageing backwards, gives Fincher the possibility of doing what he does best, tricks. It is the drama part that he doesn't seem to master or perhaps he doesn't care. "Zodiac" was his most coherent dramatic venture. Here he gets infatuated by the CGI and manages some spectacular punches but it is thanks to Brad Pitt the the exercise has a soul. He is truly remarkable. He manages to overcome the distraction of the gadgetry and show us the interior of the man. Brad Pitt's warmth wins over David Fincher's coldness and the most successful parts of the film are reflected in Brad Pitt's eyes. Geared towards an inexorable ending, there are moments of real beauty and tenderness. I'm convinced those moments could have been captured with a Super 8. The over direction of Fincher puts the emotional undertone in real jeopardy but, thankfully, the overall experience is mostly a welcome and rewarding one.

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