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.
Visual Effects
Brad Pitt's face de-aging tech that still holds up.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a faded memory you miss.
Acting
Blanchett dancing while time destroys everything. Devastating.
Director
David Fincher
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button
Cate Blanchett
Daisy Fuller
Taraji P. Henson
Queenie
Julia Ormond
Caroline Fuller
Jason Flemyng
Thomas Button
Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth Abbott
Mahershala Ali
Tizzy Weathers
Jared Harris
Captain Mike
Elias Koteas
Monsieur Gateau
Phyllis Somerville
Grandma Fuller
Faune Chambers Watkins
Dorothy Baker
Donna DuPlantier
Blanche Devereux
Jacob Tolano
Martin Gateau
Earl Maddox
Man at Train Station
Ed Metzger
Teddy Roosevelt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brad Pitt's head was digitally grafted onto little person actors and elderly performers for the extreme age scenes.
Fincher spent more on this than any film prior, yet it remains his only 'nice' movie—proof even cynics have hearts.
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