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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008PG-132h 46m7.6 / 10

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

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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Synopsis

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.

More about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cast

Brad PittBenjamin Button
Cate BlanchettDaisy Fuller
Taraji P. HensonQueenie
Julia OrmondCaroline Fuller
Jason FlemyngThomas Button
Tilda SwintonElizabeth Abbott
Mahershala AliTizzy Weathers
Jared HarrisCaptain Mike

Credits

Directed by
David Fincher
Written by
Eric Roth

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$150M
Box office
$335.8M

Production

  • Paramount PicturesUnited States
  • Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
  • The Kennedy/Marshall CompanyUnited States

Themes

1930s1940sbased on short storyboatdiaryfather son relationshipfictional biographyfuneral