The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

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Synopsis

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who …
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In Theaters

  • December 25, 2008

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking)

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Adaptation

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Box Office

$127,490,800

Run Time

2 hours 47 minutes

Directors

CAST

Brad Pitt

Benjamin Button

Cate Blanchett

Daisy

Jason Flemyng

Thomas Button

Taraji P. Henson

Queenie

Julia Ormond

Caroline

Ed Metzger

Teddy Roosevelt
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