The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Directed by David Fincher · 166 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
79.3 TOPICAL score · #386 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, directed by David Fincher) has a TOPICAL score of 79.3 - ranked 386 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 14 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (14,133 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 63 languages.
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (14,133 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 14 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Academy Award for Best Production Design; Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 63 languages
- Still read121,378 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Brad Pitt (actor #10), Cate Blanchett (actor #14), Taraji P. Henson (actor #440), Julia Ormond
“The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 72% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10