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DramaFantasyRomance

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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

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.

Release Date : 2008-12-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesWarner Bros. PicturesThe Kennedy/Marshall Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Benjamin Button

Cast

Brad Pitt

Character Name : Benjamin Button

Original Name : Brad Pitt

Gender : Male

Cate Blanchett

Character Name : Daisy Fuller

Original Name : Cate Blanchett

Gender : Female

Taraji P. Henson

Character Name : Queenie

Original Name : Taraji P. Henson

Gender : Female

Julia Ormond

Character Name : Caroline Fuller

Original Name : Julia Ormond

Gender : Female

Jason Flemyng

Character Name : Thomas Button

Original Name : Jason Flemyng

Gender : Male

Mahershala Ali

Character Name : Tizzy Weathers

Original Name : Mahershala Ali

Gender : Male

Jared Harris

Character Name : Captain Mike

Original Name : Jared Harris

Gender : Male

Elias Koteas

Character Name : Monsieur Gateau

Original Name : Elias Koteas

Gender : Male

Phyllis Somerville

Character Name : Grandma Fuller

Original Name : Phyllis Somerville

Gender : Female

Tilda Swinton

Character Name : Elizabeth Abbott

Original Name : Tilda Swinton

Gender : Female

Faune Chambers Watkins

Character Name : Dorothy Baker

Original Name : Faune Chambers Watkins

Gender : Female

Donna DuPlantier

Character Name : Blanche Devereux

Original Name : Donna DuPlantier

Gender : Female

Jacob Tolano

Character Name : Martin Gateau

Original Name : Jacob Tolano

Gender : Male

Earl Maddox

Character Name : Man at Train Station

Original Name : Earl Maddox

Gender : Male

Ed Metzger

Character Name : Teddy Roosevelt

Original Name : Ed Metzger

Gender : Male

Danny Vinson

Character Name : Priest Giving Last Rites

Original Name : Danny Vinson

Gender : Male

David Jensen

Character Name : Doctor at Benjamin's Birth

Original Name : David Jensen

Gender : Male

Joeanna Sayler

Character Name : Caroline Button

Original Name : Joeanna Sayler

Gender : Female

Fiona Hale

Character Name : Mrs. Hollister

Original Name : Fiona Hale

Gender : Female

Patrick Thomas O'Brien

Character Name : Dr. Rose

Original Name : Patrick Thomas O'Brien

Gender : Male

Marion Zinser

Character Name : Mrs. Horton

Original Name : Marion Zinser

Gender : Female

Peter Donald Badalamenti II

Character Name : Benjamin 1928-31

Original Name : Peter Donald Badalamenti II

Gender : Male

Danny Nelson

Character Name : General Winston

Original Name : Danny Nelson

Gender : Male

Paula Gray

Character Name : Sybil Wagner

Original Name : Paula Gray

Gender : Female

Lance E. Nichols

Character Name : Preacher

Original Name : Lance E. Nichols

Gender : Male

Rampai Mohadi

Character Name : Ngunda Oti

Original Name : Rampai Mohadi

Gender : Male

Troi Bechet

Character Name : Filamena Gilea

Original Name : Troi Bechet

Gender : Male

Elle Fanning

Character Name : Daisy Age 7

Original Name : Elle Fanning

Gender : Female

Ted Manson

Character Name : Mr. Daws

Original Name : Ted Manson

Gender : Male

Clay Cullen

Character Name : Young Mr. Daws

Original Name : Clay Cullen

Gender : Male

Edith Ivey

Character Name : Mrs. Maple

Original Name : Edith Ivey

Gender : Female

Robert Towers

Character Name : Benjamin 1932-34

Original Name : Robert Towers

Gender : Male

Sonya Leslie

Character Name : Daisy's Nurse

Original Name : Sonya Leslie

Gender : Female

Yasmine Abriel

Character Name : Prostitute with Benjamin

Original Name : Yasmine Abriel

Gender : Male

Madisen Beaty

Character Name : Daisy Age 10

Original Name : Madisen Beaty

Gender : Female

Tom Everett

Character Name : Benjamin 1935-37

Original Name : Tom Everett

Gender : Male

Don Creech

Character Name : Prentiss Mayes

Original Name : Don Creech

Gender : Male

Christopher DesRoches

Character Name : Rick Brody

Original Name : Christopher DesRoches

Gender : Male

Joshua Desroches

Character Name : Vic Brody

Original Name : Joshua Desroches

Gender : Male

Richmond Arquette

Character Name : John Grimm

Original Name : Richmond Arquette

Gender : Male

Josh Stewart

Character Name : Pleasant Curtis

Original Name : Josh Stewart

Gender : Male

Ilia Volok

Character Name : Russian Interpreter

Original Name : Ilia Volok

Gender : Male

David Ross Paterson

Character Name : Walter Abbott

Original Name : David Ross Paterson

Gender : Male

Taren Cunningham

Character Name : Young Elizabeth Abbott

Original Name : Taren Cunningham

Gender : Male

Myrton Running Wolf

Character Name : Dennis Smith

Original Name : Myrton Running Wolf

Gender : Male

Stephen Monroe Taylor

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Stephen Monroe Taylor

Gender : Male

Devyn A. Tyler

Character Name : Queenie's Daughter Age 14

Original Name : Devyn A. Tyler

Gender : Female

Adrian Armas

Character Name : David

Original Name : Adrian Armas

Gender : Male

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Wilbur Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Ashley Nolan

Character Name : Woman Doctor

Original Name : Ashley Nolan

Gender : Female

Louis Herthum

Character Name : Man at Caroline's Party

Original Name : Louis Herthum

Gender : Male

Katta Hules

Character Name : Caroline Age 12

Original Name : Katta Hules

Gender : Male

Rus Blackwell

Character Name : Robert Williams

Original Name : Rus Blackwell

Gender : Male

Joel Bissonnette

Character Name : David Hernandez

Original Name : Joel Bissonnette

Gender : Male

Deneen Tyler

Character Name : Queenie's Daughter Age 40

Original Name : Deneen Tyler

Gender : Female

Spencer Daniels

Character Name : Benjamin Age 12

Original Name : Spencer Daniels

Gender : Male

Chandler Canterbury

Character Name : Benjamin Age 8

Original Name : Chandler Canterbury

Gender : Male

Charles Henry Wyson

Character Name : Benjamin Age 6

Original Name : Charles Henry Wyson

Gender : Male

Jessica Cropper

Character Name : Featured Dancer

Original Name : Jessica Cropper

Gender : Male

Katherine Crockett

Character Name : Featured Dancer

Original Name : Katherine Crockett

Gender : Male

Bianca Roe

Character Name : Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)

Original Name : Bianca Roe

Gender : Female

Emma Degerstedt

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Emma Degerstedt

Gender : Female

Megan Brown

Character Name : Woman Kissing Benjamin (uncredited)

Original Name : Megan Brown

Gender : Female

Clay Chamberlin

Character Name : The Grumpy Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Clay Chamberlin

Gender : Male

Leslie Augustine

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Augustine

Gender : Female

Blake Balu

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Blake Balu

Gender : Male

Aliane Baquerot

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Aliane Baquerot

Gender : Female

Brett Beoubay

Character Name : 1918 Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Brett Beoubay

Gender : Male

Allen Boudreaux

Character Name : Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Boudreaux

Gender : Male

Eve Brent

Character Name : Old Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Eve Brent

Gender : Female

David E. Brown

Character Name : U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : David E. Brown

Gender : Male

Jake Carpenter

Character Name : Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jake Carpenter

Gender : Male

Walter Delmar

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Delmar

Gender : Male

Louis Dupuy

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Dupuy

Gender : Male

Marian Filali

Character Name : Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Marian Filali

Gender : Female

Ron Flagge

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Flagge

Gender : Male

Joe Fontana

Character Name : Shrimper (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Fontana

Gender : Male

Garrett Forbes

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Garrett Forbes

Gender : Male

Tiffany Forest

Character Name : Girl on Street (uncredited)

Original Name : Tiffany Forest

Gender : Female

Debby Gaudet

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Debby Gaudet

Gender : Female

Simone-Elise Girard

Character Name : Parisian Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Simone-Elise Girard

Gender : Female

Geraldine Glenn

Character Name : Family Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Geraldine Glenn

Gender : Female

Zuri Goldman

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Zuri Goldman

Gender : Male

Malerie Grady

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Malerie Grady

Gender : Female

Bob Harter

Character Name : Man Who Buys Button House (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Harter

Gender : Male

Rhonda Huete

Character Name : Button Factory Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Rhonda Huete

Gender : Male

Grant James

Character Name : Joking Old Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Grant James

Gender : Male

Christopher Karl Johnson

Character Name : Medical Officer on Liberty Ship (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Karl Johnson

Gender : Male

Shiloh Jolie

Character Name : Caroline as Baby (uncredited)

Original Name : Shiloh Jolie

Gender : Female

Spencer Kayden

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Kayden

Gender : Female

Jonathan Lane

Character Name : Usher at Theater (uncredited)

Original Name : Jonathan Lane

Gender : Male

Shane LeCocq

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Shane LeCocq

Gender : Male

Kevin Lorio

Character Name : Streetcar Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Lorio

Gender : Male

Audrey Lynn

Character Name : 1920's Woman Strolling by Window (uncredited)

Original Name : Audrey Lynn

Gender : Male

Angelina McCoy

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelina McCoy

Gender : Female

Harlon Miller

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Harlon Miller

Gender : Male

Valeska Miller

Character Name : Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Valeska Miller

Gender : Female

Jay Oliver

Character Name : Nolan House Resident (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Oliver

Gender : Male

Antonia Putiloff

Character Name : J. Meranda (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Antonia Putiloff

Gender : Female

Sean Ross

Character Name : Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean Ross

Gender : Male

Ross Rouillier

Character Name : 1918 U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Ross Rouillier

Gender : Male

Robert W. Savina

Character Name : Man in Rowboat (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert W. Savina

Gender : Male

Andy Sims

Character Name : Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)

Original Name : Andy Sims

Gender : Male

Chaz Smith

Character Name : Dock Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Chaz Smith

Gender : Male

Logan Douglas Smith

Character Name : Neighbor / Son of Nursing Home Elder (uncredited)

Original Name : Logan Douglas Smith

Gender : Male

Terry Lee Smith

Character Name : Rower (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Lee Smith

Gender : Male

Lauren Swinney

Character Name : Mrs. Carter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lauren Swinney

Gender : Female

Dennis Thomas IV

Character Name : Grave Digger (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Thomas IV

Gender : Male

Michel Thériault

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Michel Thériault

Gender : Male

Yvette Tucker

Character Name : Carousel Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Yvette Tucker

Gender : Female

Gelsey Weiss

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gelsey Weiss

Gender : Female

Autumn Withers

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Autumn Withers

Gender : Female

Michael Wozniak

Character Name : World War I Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Wozniak

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

One of Fincher's masterworks--though I like others better. He's definitely one of the only people alive who could have succeeded with this very intriguing story. There are moments--when Benjamin's coming into his own, both with Tilda Swinton's character and with Cate Blanchett's--that are amongst the finest and most invigorating I have ever seen in cinema. I'm curious how I'll find it when I rewatch it in a few years. I have the impression that as I come to terms with age and gather more wisdom in my own skin, this story will only grow in my heart and appreciation--for both the highs and the lows. That is a spectacular magic trick for a movie to do--and Fincher's downright full of them.

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Unknownian

@Unknownian

2022-02-05

This movie is in my top 10 movie list in life. It is a cinema achievement that may never be outdone by 'anyone'. Considering that this masterpiece was shot digitally in 2007, it is miles above any CG effort since. For those of you that haven't seen it: "SEE IT". Besides a great story (with one flaw), this film makes illusion and simulation become reality. The one flaw: I have great respect for David Fincher, and I am going to go out on a limb and say that he must have been aware of this discrepancy, but went ahead with the story-line as written anyway. ( I hope that's the case). Benjamin Button was born "old", and regressed backwards to die an infant. The flaw in the story-line (and it's a big one), is that as he regresses to youth, he begins to have dementia (Alzheimer's symptoms), along with all of the arthritic pains and problems an old man gets as he ages. At the end, before he dies he loses his memory completely. Logically, since he was born an old man, those illnesses should have evolved from birth, and improved as he regressed in age. Strangely in the film, he is born with severe arthritis, and can't even walk until he is 7. Why then would he again experience these same symptoms as a child on the way to his death bed (or crib)? He should be in perfect health as a child, and regress to a "fetus", and then disappear. Other than that major flaw, this movie is a 10. Unfortunately because of the illogical way he dies, I had to give it a 9 out of 10 stars. One other issue with the plot: If we were to take this movie scenario and try to place it in the real world, Benjamin would have to have been born a "full sized", old man, and then after 70 or 80 years, he would have begun to shrink. Since the idea of a woman giving birth to a full sized man is physically impossible, our Benjamin had to be born old and "tiny". This of course is another contradiction in the plot, since Benjamin is small "twice in his life". We can't dwell on this flaw at all, because if we did we would never get passed it. To enjoy this movie, we must put all the facts and logistics of this scenario aside, and when we do, this movie takes us on a journey unlike any other ever filmed.