Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz | 20 | |
| iAfrica.com Nils 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. | 13 |  |
| The Citizen Natalie Bosman The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is not to be missed, even if only to see Pitt and Blanchett at their absolute best. | 16 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler Rarely has such an assemblage of talent produced such a tedious, lacklustre disappointment. | 5 |  |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a splendidly made film based on a profoundly mistaken premise. | 13 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 5 | |
| ReelViews 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. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Interesting and captivating tale that's well-told and will likely earn its fair share of award nominations. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 37 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 202 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an epic fantasy tale with rich storytelling backed by fantastic performances. | 14 | |
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| Internet 63363 Netizens An Astonishing Rarity | 17 | |
Average .. 68% | 14 | |