The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008 · Directed by David Fincher

I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans, from the end of World War I in 1918 into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Benjamin Button, is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

drama fantasy mystery

Cast: Brad Pitt, Jared Harris, Elle Fanning, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Josh Stewart, Elias Koteas, Mahershala Ali, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng

Rating: 7.571/10 from 11,134 votes