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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008 · Movie · 166 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer71%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.1/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic70/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher and adapted by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord from F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 short story. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as his love interest throughout his life. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, and Tilda Swinton.

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Genres
Romance / Fantasy / Drama
Original language
English

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