The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
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| Release Date: | December 25, 2008 |
| On DVD: | May 5, 2009 |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Director: | David Fincher |
| Writer: | Eric Roth |
| Cast: | Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Official site: | benjaminbutton.com |
| Running Time: | 159 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking. |
"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...
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From the screenwriter who brought us Forrest Gump comes a similar, albeit more somber tale, of a man's decades-long story. In one of the most uniquely crafted movies of 2008, Brad Pitt plays Benjamin Button, a person who is born old and dies young. Considered a potential Best Picture winner, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button throws on its head the perception of age, wisdom and experience.
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