Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 85 wins & 160 nominations total
Faune Chambers Watkins
- Dorothy Baker
- (as Faune Chambers)
Jacob Tolano
- Martin Gateau
- (as Jacob Wood)
Mahershala Ali
- Tizzy
- (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe hummingbird is the only bird in the world that can fly backwards. Hurricanes spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. These, among other "backward" motifs involving clocks and so on, tie in with the major thematic elements related to Benjamin Button living life in reverse.
- GoofsBenjamin spends a few idyllic weeks in Murmansk in December 1941 (there he hears the news about Pearl Harbor). But in June 1941 Russia was invaded by Germany. As one of the main bases of the Soviet navy, Murmansk was constantly under ferocious attacks, up until October 1944. So in no way could it be as peaceful and quiet there as we see in the movie.
- Quotes
Benjamin Button: You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.
- Crazy creditsThe Paramount and Warner Bros. logos are in the form of mosaics constructed from several buttons.
- SoundtracksWhen the Saints Go Marching In
Traditional
Performed by Doc Paulin's Marching Band
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Records
Featured review
Sort of like "Forrest Gump" run in reverse and without the laughs.
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" sure got a lot of attention when it came out in 2008. It got so much attention that it received three Oscars and is ranked in the IMDb Top 250--currently at #247. And, as a result, when I finally got around to seeing it, my expectations were way, way too high. I was expecting too much, I am sure, as it's hard for a film to live up to all this hoopla. Now if I look at the film and try to ignore all these ridiculously high expectations, I see that it is indeed an exceptional film...but perhaps not quite the 'must-see' that I thought it was. I can't put my finger on it...it just didn't seem like a film a cinema freak must watch...though it was a nice, gentle viewing experience. And, after seeing this and "Slumdog Millionaire", I can see why "Benjamin Button" didn't capture the Best Picture Oscar.
Probably the best way to describe this film is like "Forrest Gump" run in reverse...and without the laughs or meetings with presidents and all the celebrity status. That's because although Benjamin SHOULD be world famous for being the only person to ever live life backwards, curiously he isn't and people seem to almost take it in stride. In addition, and this part DID bother me, everyone's performance seemed way, way, way too restrained. There were very, very few emotional highs in the film--and even those were curiously subdued. To me, that's what's curious about this "Curious Case"---why such an excellent film pulled its emotional punches throughout the film. As a result, when it should have been exciting, it wasn't...or not nearly enough. Still, it's well worth seeing...it has some lovely romantic elements and is a sweet film.
Probably the best way to describe this film is like "Forrest Gump" run in reverse...and without the laughs or meetings with presidents and all the celebrity status. That's because although Benjamin SHOULD be world famous for being the only person to ever live life backwards, curiously he isn't and people seem to almost take it in stride. In addition, and this part DID bother me, everyone's performance seemed way, way, way too restrained. There were very, very few emotional highs in the film--and even those were curiously subdued. To me, that's what's curious about this "Curious Case"---why such an excellent film pulled its emotional punches throughout the film. As a result, when it should have been exciting, it wasn't...or not nearly enough. Still, it's well worth seeing...it has some lovely romantic elements and is a sweet film.
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- planktonrules
- Aug 9, 2010
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- Benjamin Button
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- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $127,509,326
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,853,816
- Dec 28, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $335,802,786
- Runtime2 hours 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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