The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Synopsis:
- A man born in New Orleans at the end of World War I ages in reverse, going backward from his mid-80s to infancy as he watches the world change and his loved ones age around him. Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- Starring:
- Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
- Director:
- David Fincher
- Rated:
- PG-13
23 handpicked matches for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
A Very Long Engagement is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Offbeat WWI-set romantic drama boasts more complex plot and striking visuals. Similarly paced.
- Starring:
- Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel
- Director:
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 134
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Forrest Gump
(1994) (PG-13)
More Sentimental
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More Sentimental
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump is a Close match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Same screenwriter tells more sentimental, mainstream tale of a man's unusual life. Less bizarre.
- Starring:
- Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn
- Director:
- Robert Zemeckis
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 142
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The Notebook
(2004) (PG-13)
Less Fantasy
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Less Fantasy
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: More old-fashioned romance with less fantasy. More unabashedly tearjerking, and a surprisingly moving love story.
- Starring:
- Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
- Director:
- Nick Cassavetes
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 124
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A Very Long Engagement
(2004) (R)
More Complex
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
A Very Long Engagement is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Offbeat WWI-set romantic drama boasts more complex plot and striking visuals. Similarly paced.
- Starring:
- Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel
- Director:
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 134
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Driving Miss Daisy
(1989) (PG)
Also Spans Decades
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Also Spans Decades
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Not as melancholy or fantastic, but still spans decades and significant moments in history. Southern setting.
- Starring:
- Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy
- Director:
- Bruce Beresford
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 99
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Big Fish
(2003) (PG-13)
More Whimsical
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More Whimsical
Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Nostalgic comedy-drama with more whimsical feel and similar incorporation of fantasy. More uneven tone.
- Starring:
- Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney
- Director:
- Tim Burton
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 125
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Somewhere in Time
(1980) (PG)
More Romance
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More Romance
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Somewhere in Time is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: More sentimental, tear-jerking fantasy about time-straddling lovers. Greater emphasis on romance.
- Starring:
- Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour
- Director:
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 103
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Wings of Desire
(1987) (PG-13)
As Poetic
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As Poetic
Wings of Desire (1987)
Wings of Desire is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Wim Wenders' masterpiece about angels on Earth is as poetic and romantic, and even more lyrical.
- Starring:
- Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin
- Director:
- Wim Wenders
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 128
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tel...
(1994) (NR)
Different Themes
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Different Themes
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Different themes, involving the South and Civil War, crop up in 100-year-old woman's reminisces.
- Starring:
- Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland
- Director:
- Ken Cameron
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 192
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Tuck Everlasting
(2002) (PG)
More Youth Appeal
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More Youth Appeal
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
Tuck Everlasting is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: More youth-oriented romantic fantasy about girl's encounter with immortals. Similar aging issues, wistful tone.
- Starring:
- Alexis Bledel, William Hurt
- Director:
- Jay Russell
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 90
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Meet Joe Black
(1998) (PG-13)
Darker Fantasy
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Darker Fantasy
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Meet Joe Black is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Darker, more tender Brad Pitt romance that also hinges on fantasy elements. More serious; equally epic.
- Starring:
- Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins
- Director:
- Martin Brest
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 180
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2000) (PG-13)
Quirkier Odyssey
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Quirkier Odyssey
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Quirkier, less fantastic comedy shares similar, southern period tone and offbeat odyssey. No romance.
- Starring:
- George Clooney, John Turturro
- Director:
- Joel Coen
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 106
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Being There
(1979) (PG)
More Political
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More Political
Being There (1979)
Being There is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Satire about simple gardener rising to the upper echelons of government is more political in nature.
- Starring:
- Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine
- Director:
- Hal Ashby
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 130
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Zelig
(1983) (PG)
More Satirical
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More Satirical
Zelig (1983)
Zelig is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: A more satirical and documentary-like look at a chameleonic man morphing through history.
- Starring:
- Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
- Director:
- Woody Allen
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 84
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The Fountain
(2006) (PG-13)
More Sci-Fi
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More Sci-Fi
The Fountain (2006)
The Fountain is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Sci-fi meditation on grief, death, and immortality has more serious, cerebral tone and tear-jerking romance.
- Starring:
- Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz
- Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 96
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and ...
(2003) (R)
More Spiritual
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More Spiritual
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Korean film about two monks also spans many years but has more spiritual yet visceral tone.
- Starring:
- Ki-Duk Kim, Ha Yeo-jin
- Director:
- Kim Ki-Duk
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 102
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Babel
(2006) (R)
Same Stars
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Same Stars
Babel (2006)
Babel is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Same stars Pitt and Blanchett play married couple in danger in this darker, more intense drama.
- Starring:
- Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
- Director:
- Alejandro Iñárritu
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 142
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After Life
(1998) (NR)
Slower Paced
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Slower Paced
After Life (1998)
After Life is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Even slower paced film about the dead reliving memories also touches on mortality, life, and yearning.
- Starring:
- Arata, Erika Oda
- Director:
- Kore-Eda Hirokazu
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 118
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O Lucky Man!
(1973) (R)
More Sprawling
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More Sprawling
O Lucky Man! (1973)
O Lucky Man! is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Similar, fictional epic biography plays out in unconnected segments. As romantic; more bizarre.
- Starring:
- Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson
- Director:
- Lindsay Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 173
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
(1943) (NR)
More Talky
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More Talky
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is a Creative match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Similar, life-spanning epic focuses more on war; slightly funnier, similarly bittersweet.
- Starring:
- Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr
- Director:
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 163
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Youth Without Youth
(2007) (R)
More Allegorical
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More Allegorical
Youth Without Youth (2007)
Youth Without Youth is a Borderline match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Less acclaimed story of a man who grows younger and smarter. More allegorical and confusing.
- Starring:
- Tim Roth, Alexandra Lara
- Director:
- Francis Coppola
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 125
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Bicentennial Man
(1999) (PG)
More Sugar-Coated
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More Sugar-Coated
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Bicentennial Man is a Borderline match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: Story of robot serving same family for 200 years is more sugar-coated but touches on similar themes.
- Starring:
- Robin Williams, Sam Neill
- Director:
- Chris Columbus
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 131
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
(1989) (PG)
More Fantastical
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More Fantastical
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a Wild Card match for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Our Clerk Says: More fantastical and not as melancholy epic about German baron's journey through history.
- Starring:
- John Neville, Eric Idle
- Director:
- Terry Gilliam
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 126
