Directed by David Fincher Written by Eric Roth   Robin Swicord   F. Scott Fitzgerald   Cast Cate Blanchett ... Daisy Brad Pitt ... Benjamin Button Julia Ormond ... Caroline Faune Chambers Watkins ... Dorothy Baker (as Faune Chambers) Elias Koteas ... Monsieur Gateau Donna Duplantier ... Blanche Devereux Jacob Tolano ... Martin Gateau (as Jacob Wood) Earl Maddox ... Man at Train Station Ed Metzger ... Teddy Roosevelt Jason Flemyng ... Thomas Button Danny Vinson ... Priest Giving Last Rites David Jensen ... Doctor at Benjamin's Birth Joeanna Sayler ... Caroline Button (as Joeanna Sayler) Taraji P. Henson ... Queenie Mahershala Ali ... Tizzy (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali) Fiona Hale ... Mrs. Hollister Patrick Thomas O'Brien ... Dr. Rose Marion Zinser ... Mrs. Horton Peter Donald Badalamenti II ... Benjamin 1928-31 (as Peter Badalamenti) Danny Nelson ... General Winston Paula Gray ... Sybil Wagner Lance E. Nichols ... Preacher (as Lance Nichols) Rampai Mohadi ... Ngunda Oti Troi Bechet ... Filamena Gilea Phyllis Somerville ... Grandma Fuller Elle Fanning ... Daisy Age 7 Ted Manson ... Mr. Daws Clay Cullen ... Young Mr. Daws Edith Ivey ... Mrs. Maple Robert Towers ... Benjamin 1932-34 Jared Harris ... Captain Mike Sonya Leslie ... Daisy's Nurse Yasmine Abriel ... Prostitute with Benjamin Madisen Beaty ... Daisy Age 10 Tom Everett ... Benjamin 1935-37 Don Creech ... Prentiss Mayes Christopher DesRoches ... Rick Brody (as Christopher Maxwell) Joshua DesRoches ... Vic Brody Richmond Arquette ... John Grimm Josh Stewart ... Pleasant Curtis Ilia Volok ... Russian Interpreter Tilda Swinton ... Elizabeth Abbott David Ross Paterson ... Walter Abbott Taren Cunningham ... Young Elizabeth Abbott Myrton Running Wolf ... Dennis Smith Stephen Monroe Taylor ... Sailor Devyn A. Tyler ... Queenie's Daughter Age 14 (as Devyn Tyler) Adrian Armas ... David Wilbur Fitzgerald ... TV Reporter Ashley Nolan ... Woman Doctor Louis Herthum ... Man at Caroline's Party Katta Hules ... Caroline Age 12 Rus Blackwell ... Robert Williams Joel Bissonnette ... David Hernandez Deneen Tyler ... Queenie's Daughter Age 40 (as Deneen D. Tyler) Spencer Daniels ... Benjamin Age 12 Chandler Canterbury ... Benjamin Age 8 Charles Henry Wyson ... Benjamin Age 6 Jessica Cropper ... Featured Dancer Katherine Crockett ... Featured Dancer Uncredited Cast Leslie Augustine ... Ballet Dancer Blake Balu ... Restaurant Patron Aliane Baquerot ... Ballet Dancer Dewayne Bateman ... Family Member Brett Beoubay ... 1918 Police Officer Allen Boudreaux ... Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Service Agent Eve Brent ... Old Woman David E. Brown ... U.S. Lieutenant Megan Brown Martinez ... Woman Kissing Benjamin Melissa Cabrera ... Ballet Dancer Jake Carpenter ... Sailor Ryan Catalanotto ... Soldier Clay Chamberlin ... The Grumpy Sailor Emma Degerstedt ... Ballet Dancer Walter Delmar ... Ballet Dancer Louis Dupuy ... Taxi Driver Lori Enterline ... Walk of Shame Girl Marian Filali ... Hospital Receptionist Ron Flagge ... Bartender Joe Fontana ... Shrimper Garrett Forbes ... Ballet Dancer Tiffany Forest ... Girl on Street Debby Gaudet ... Restaurant Patron Simone-Élise Girard ... Parisian Woman Geraldine Glenn ... Family Member Zuri Goldman ... Ballet Dancer Victoria Diane Patterson ... Russian Barmaid Malerie Grady ... Ballet Dancer Cody Green ... Paris Opera Dancer Derrick Guidry ... Man in Church Bob Harter ... Man Who Buys Button House Aaron Jennings Hartnell ... American Ballet Theatre Judge Tim Harvey ... Soda Jerk Emily Howe ... French Nurse Rhonda Huete ... Button Factory Worker Grant James ... Joking Old Man Christopher Karl Johnson ... Medical Officer on Liberty Ship Shiloh Jolie-Pitt ... Caroline as Baby Jeffrey Scott Jones ... Submarine Gunner Nadyia Jones ... Loft Dancer Marcus Kelley ... Town Person Alim Kouliev ... Moustached Russian Cossack Jonathan Lane ... Usher at Theater Benee Leavy ... Violinist on Ballet Scene Cynthia LeBlanc ... Waitress Elton LeBlanc ... Ambulance Driver Shane LeCocq ... Dancer Naima Lett ... Madam Heather Lipson Bell ... Ballerina - Audition / Fouette Turns Kevin Lorio ... Streetcar Driver Audrey Lynn ... 1920's Woman Strolling by Window Alec Mazo ... Daisy's Boyfriend Angelina McCoy ... Ballet Dancer Harlon Miller ... Soldier Valeska Miller ... Ballet Dancer Ian Novotny ... WWI Soldier Jay Oliver ... Nolan House Resident Michael Owens ... Ballet Master Antonia Putiloff ... J.Meranda (voice) Shawn Ramagos ... Soldier Bianca Roe ... Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace Sean Ross ... Russian Soldier Ross Rouillier ... 1918 U.S. Lieutenant Robert W. Savina ... Man in Rowboat Craig Sawyer ... Chelsea Crewman Andy Sims ... Man in Wheelchair Chaz Smith ... Dock Worker Logan Douglas Smith ... Neighbor / Son of Nursing Home Elder Terry Lee Smith ... Rower Lauren Swinney ... Mrs. Carter Dennis Thomas IV ... Grave Digger Jennifer Toffel ... Head Nurse Yvette Tucker ... Carousel Dancer #3 Daniel Vincent ... Man Walking Past Benjamin Gerrold Vincent ... Extra M. Jearl Vinot ... Factory Worker Gelsey Weiss ... Dancer Autumn Withers ... Dancer Brianna Womick ... Ballet Dancer Michael Wozniak ... World War I Officer Produced by Ceán Chaffin   Jim Davidson   Kathleen Kennedy   Frank Marshall   Peter Mavromates   Marykay Powell   Tommy Turtle   Original Music by Alexandre Desplat

Additional Info Premiere: December 10, 2008 Theatrical Release: December 25, 2008 DVD Release: May 05, 2009 Blu-ray Release: May 05, 2009 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (presents) Paramount Pictures (presents) The Kennedy/Marshall Company Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2009) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Included in "4 Films: Brad Pitt") Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 5.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 4.7 / 10 Site Ranking #189 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 4 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #185 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) #186 Wonder Woman (2017) #187 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013) #188 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End (2007) #189 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008) #190 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) #191 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) #192 American Psycho (2000) #193 Groundhog Day (1993)