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Summary “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 t...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 421 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary “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 t...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
70
70% Positive
26 Reviews
27% Mixed
10 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
70
70% Positive
26 Reviews
27% Mixed
10 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 421 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
358 Ratings
10% Mixed
44 Ratings
5% Negative
19 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 421 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
358 Ratings
10% Mixed
44 Ratings
5% Negative
19 Ratings

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Production Company Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Release Date Dec 25, 2008
Duration 2 h 46 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 13 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
5 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 7 Wins & 16 Nominations