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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments

Loosely based on an old story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we follow Benjamin Button on his journey through life. He suffered from a rare condition, in that he was born with the body of an old man, and then proceeded to get younger and younger as he grew. From his interesting childhood, through the war years, to his final years, Benjamin is full of surprises. The film has won numerous awards and was nominated for 13 Oscars.

166 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Sex)
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Fantasy, Romance.

Credits

Cast

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Tilda Swinton, Elias Koteas, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemying

Director

David Fincher

Screenplay

Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, based on the story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Music

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Claudio Miranda

Editing

Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

The Kennedy/Marsh Company, Paramount Pictures, Sessions Payroll Management, Warner Bros. Pictures

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Romantic, drama
Language	Infrequent, moderate
Nudity	None
Sex	Moderate and mild, fairly frequent, implied
Violence	Mild, moderate, infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Alcohol use and tobacco
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Die BurgerJeanne Calitz

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden For all its scope, emotion and unusual narrative, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has no more lasting impact than your average romantic drama.

The CitizenNatalie Bosman The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is not to be missed, even if only to see Pitt and Blanchett at their absolute best.

24.comIvan Sadler Rarely has such an assemblage of talent produced such a tedious, lacklustre disappointment.

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a splendidly made film based on a profoundly mistaken premise.

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli Despite some minor flaws, it is undeniably engrossing and one of the more intriguing and emotionally resonant features of the 2008 holiday season.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Interesting and captivating tale that's well-told and will likely earn its fair share of award nominations.

Metacritic.com37 critics

RottenTomatoes.com202 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an epic fantasy tale with rich storytelling backed by fantastic performances.

Internet (IMDB)63363 Netizens An Astonishing Rarity

Average .. 68%

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