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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

7.6/10

Rating

166 min

Runtime

2008

Release Year

David Fincher

Director

Cast

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng

Quick Synopsis

Benjamin Button is born in a New Orleans nursing home under strange circumstances, appearing as an elderly man who ages backward. As the years pass, Benjamin grows physically younger while those around him age normally. When he is twelve years old, he meets Daisy, a young girl who visits the nursing home and later becomes a dancer. Their lives intersect repeatedly over the years, with Daisy growing up and Benjamin growing younger. Despite Benjamin's unusual life and many experiences, his ongoing connection with Daisy and the hope that their lives will align at the right moment motivates him throughout his journey.

Detailed Synopsis of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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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