The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
70Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 70 represents solid critical approval for a $150M period epic, with the film's $335.8M worldwide gross validating its mainstream appeal despite the middling reviews.
Director track record: David Fincher
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (70) trails David Fincher's own 73-point average across 10 other scored films, falling short of his best-reviewed work, The Social Network (95).
Lead track record: Brad Pitt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (70) sits well above Brad Pitt's own 60.1-point average across 23 scored films—one of his best-reviewed works to date—though it trails his career peak, Thelma & Louise (89).
Box office
Budget $150M · Box office $335.8M