A Wish for Christmas vs The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.9/10 for A Wish for Christmas). A Wish for Christmas is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 46m. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Wish for Christmas posterA Wish for Christmas2016 VS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button posterThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008
A Wish for ChristmasThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.6/10
Year20162008
Length1h 24m2h 46m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, Romance, TV MovieDrama, Fantasy, Romance
Country––
DirectorChristie Will WolfDavid Fincher
Main castLacey Chabert, Kendall Cross, Paul Greene, Kirby Morrow, Craig MarchJulia Ormond, Taraji P. Henson, Jared Harris, Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt

Synopsis

A Wish for Christmas

Sara Shaw is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara will discover how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin…

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