The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (
2008) | IMDb:
7.8
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 forward.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Taraji P. Henson
,
Julia Ormond
,
Jason Flemyng
,
Mahershala Ali
The Skeleton Key (
2005) | IMDb:
6.5
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
The Adventures of Huck Finn (
1993) | IMDb:
6.2
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.
Starring:
Elijah Wood
,
Courtney B. Vance
,
Robbie Coltrane
,
Jason Robards
,
Ron Perlman
,
Dana Ivey