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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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

7.6(14,140)20082h 46m24

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$150M
Box office
$335.8M
Language
English
  • new york city
  • navy
  • funeral
  • boat
  • diary
  • tea
  • great depression
  • travel
  • hospital
  • historical fiction
  • period drama
  • magic realism

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Eric Roth

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereWestwood, California8 Dec 2008
    • TheatricalPG-1325 Dec 2008
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A6 Feb 2009
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereM10 Dec 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A25 Dec 2008
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1230 Jan 2009
  • BrazilBR

    • Premiere1216 Jan 2009
  • CroatiaHR

    • Theatrical125 Feb 2009
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT12+29 Jan 2009
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1116 Jun 2009
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical6 Feb 2009
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1120 Feb 2009
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical124 Feb 2009
    • TVFrance•526 Sept 2025
    • Digital / OTTFrance•tv27 Sept 2025
    • TVCanal+ Grand Écran29 Apr 2026

Frequently asked questions

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was released on 25 December 2008.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    5/19/2016

    9/10

    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 ye…

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    Unknownian

    2/4/2022

    9/10

    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, a…

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    CinemaSerf

    7/2/2026

    7/10

    A baby is abandoned by his petrified parents when it is born with all the features of an elderly man. Fortunately, he finds a home with the caring "Queenie" (Taraji P. Henson) who is somewhat adept at looking after seniors - just not ones this tiny. It doesn't take "Benjamin" long to assume a more adult size but he still exhibits all the frailties of a disablingly arthritic old age whilst having the emotional maturit…

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