The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

12/25/2008 (US) • 2h 46m

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Brad Pitt

Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett

Daisy Fuller

Julia Ormond

Caroline Fuller

Jason Flemyng

Thomas Button

Mahershala Ali

Tizzy Weathers

Jared Harris

Captain Mike

Elias Koteas

Monsieur Gateau

Phyllis Somerville

Grandma Fuller


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$150,000,000.00

Revenue

$335,802,786.00

Keywords

new york city

navy

funeral

diary

tea

travel

hospital

historical fiction

period drama

magic realism

based on short story

fictional biography

reverse aging

introspective

serene

intense

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