The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 | 166 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It won 3 Oscars, people are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.6/10). A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6/10 from 14K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
4 wins, 10 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Production Design; won Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$336 million worldwide on a $150 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
871K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Kanopy
Hoopla
YouTube FreeRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by David Fincher
- Brad PittBenjamin Button
- Cate BlanchettDaisy Fuller
- Taraji P. HensonQueenie
- Julia OrmondCaroline Fuller
- Jason FlemyngThomas Button
- Tilda SwintonElizabeth Abbott
- Mahershala AliTizzy Weathers
- Jared HarrisCaptain Mike
- Elias KoteasMonsieur Gateau
- Phyllis SomervilleGrandma Fuller