In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt ages backwards. But he falls in love with a woman (played by Cate Blanchett) who ages like a regular human being.

Such an outlandish concept might fail in the hands of other stars - or in the hands of a director aside from David Fincher - but the elements combine to make an Oscar-worthy drama in this case.

Read more about it with our The Curious Case of Benjamin Button review.