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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 2h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
721K
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Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in 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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Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 ... Read allBenjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.

  • Director
    • David Fincher
  • Writers
    • Eric Roth
    • Robin Swicord
    • F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Tilda Swinton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    721K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,037
    76
    • Director
      • David Fincher
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Robin Swicord
      • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Tilda Swinton
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 333Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 85 wins & 160 nominations total

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    Cate Blanchett Almost Played Clarice Starling?
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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Benjamin Button
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Daisy
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Elizabeth Abbott
    Julia Ormond
    Julia Ormond
    • Caroline
    Faune Chambers Watkins
    Faune Chambers Watkins
    • Dorothy Baker
    • (as Faune Chambers)
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Monsieur Gateau
    Donna Duplantier
    Donna Duplantier
    • Blanche Devereux
    Jacob Tolano
    Jacob Tolano
    • Martin Gateau
    • (as Jacob Wood)
    Earl Maddox
    • Man at Train Station
    Ed Metzger
    Ed Metzger
    • Teddy Roosevelt
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Thomas Button
    Danny Vinson
    Danny Vinson
    • Priest Giving Last Rites
    David Jensen
    David Jensen
    • Doctor at Benjamin's Birth
    Joeanna Sayler
    • Caroline Button
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Queenie
    Mahershala Ali
    Mahershala Ali
    • Tizzy
    • (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
    Fiona Hale
    • Mrs. Hollister
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    • Dr. Rose
    • Director
      • David Fincher
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Robin Swicord
      • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The hummingbird is the only bird in the world that can fly backwards. Hurricanes spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These, among other "backward" motifs involving clocks and so on, tie in with the major thematic elements related to Benjamin Button living life in reverse.
    • Goofs
      Benjamin spends a few idyllic weeks in Murmansk in December 1941 (there he hears the news about Pearl Harbor). But in June 1941 Russia was invaded by Germany. As one of the main bases of the Soviet navy, Murmansk was constantly under ferocious attacks, up until October 1944. So in no way could it be as peaceful and quiet there as we see in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Benjamin Button: You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

    • Crazy credits
      The Paramount and Warner Bros. logos are in the form of mosaics constructed from several buttons.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: How To Lose Friends & Alienate People/Flash of Genius/Beverly Hills Chihuahua/Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist/Rachel Getting Married (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      When the Saints Go Marching In
      Traditional

      Performed by Doc Paulin's Marching Band

      Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Records

    User reviews1K

    Featured review
    10/10

    not much to say

    I don't have too much to say about this film, except that it was one of the most beautiful, touching, poignant, and bittersweet films I have ever seen.

    Benjamin Button lives his life in reverse. Despite this, it's a great life, full of adventure and love and learning. He finds out that no matter what, it's the people who make life so special.

    The film is beautifully photographed and true to the periods it represents.

    Brad Pitt is fantastic, and those CGI and makeup techniques for him and the rest of the cast are marvelous. It's a tribute to the film that it's very organic to the cast so we are not aware of makeup and CGI. Cate Blanchett is incredible; she is a dying, old woman in the beginning and gives a tremendous performance.

    We're born helpless and without life memories, and some of us die that way. In a way, I guess, it doesn't matter if you're born old or die old - it's like Benjamin tells Cate Blanchett in the film, you'd still end up where you are now. The life experience, the people you meet, the wisdom you acquire, all happens -- and it happened to Benjamin at a time when he could really value it. But as he points out: "For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it."
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El curioso caso de Benjamin Button
    • Filming locations
      • Varanasi, India
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Paramount Pictures
      • The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $127,509,326
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,853,816
      • Dec 28, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $335,802,786
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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