If Only vs The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7/10 for If Only). If Only is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 46m. If Only is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
If Only
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button| If Only | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gil Junger | David Fincher |
| Main cast | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Babington, Graham Turner, Neville Phillips | Julia Ormond, Taraji P. Henson, Jared Harris, Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt |
Synopsis
If Only
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
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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