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25 December 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments morePlot:
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 68 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A great, worth film more (652 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cate Blanchett | ... | Daisy | |
| Julia Ormond | ... | Caroline | |
| Faune A. Chambers | ... | Dorothy Baker | |
| Elias Koteas | ... | Monsieur Gateau | |
| Donna DuPlantier | ... | Blanche Devereux | |
| Jacob Tolano | ... | Martin Gateau (as Jacob Wood) | |
| Earl Maddox | ... | Man at Train Station | |
| Ed Metzger | ... | Teddy Roosevelt | |
| Jason Flemyng | ... | Thomas Button | |
| Danny Vinson | ... | Priest Giving Last Rites | |
| David Jensen | ... | Doctor at Benjamin's Birth | |
| Joeanna Sayler | ... | Caroline Button | |
| Taraji P. Henson | ... | Queenie | |
| Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | ... | Tizzy | |
| Fiona Hale | ... | Mrs. Hollister |
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Benjamin Button (USA) (working title)The Curious Case (International: English title) (informal short title)
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Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.Parents Guide:
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166 minCountry:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44743) | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Czech Republic:12 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Brazil:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Chile:Y7 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:11 | Mexico:B | Austria:10 | Denmark:11 | Germany:12 | France:U | Iceland:7 | Sweden:7Fun Stuff
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Six of the seven "struck by lightning" stories are shown in black and white. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Oti is referred to as a pygmy and refers to madjembe (a pygmy word for intestinal worms) which places him as a native of The Congo or Central African Republic. However, he tells Benjamin that his country has been divided by the English and Dutch. The Congo and Central African Republic were only colonized by Belgium while the English and Dutch colonized South Africa. moreSoundtrack:
SALVE D'AMOR RECINTO ELETTO (DICH, TEURE HALLE) moreFAQ
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This film is worthy of a 10/10 rating simply because of its imaginative and complex nature, I mean, I couldn't bring myself to know why this simple idea of a man aging backwards hadn't sprouted up before. Set all the way back at the end of the Great War, to New Orlean's meeting with Hurricane Katrina, this movie tells the story of Benjamin Button, a baby born an old man of eighty, destined to die in the mere form of a zero-year-old. I found this movie very emotional and special because there's reeally nothing like it. I honestly thought, when I found out the immense length of the film, it was going to be boring....I was wrong, it gripped me from start to finish. There are many emotional and touching scenes in it, including the end, where it brings forth Benjamin Button's 'younger' years as an old man. Nothing went wrong with the cast, Brad Pitt played a great job as a reverse-aging man, and Cate went well as his childhood friend. Overall, this movie was great and I recommend it to anyone who loves the genre.