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Adaptation.

From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

  • Movie
  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 55m

Directed by Spike Jonze

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 2,941 votes

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Overview

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

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Cast and crew

  • Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas CageCharlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

  • Meryl Streep

    Meryl StreepSusan Orlean

  • Chris Cooper

    Chris CooperJohn Laroche

  • Tilda Swinton

    Tilda SwintonValerie Thomas

  • Jay Tavare

    Jay TavareMatthew Osceola

  • Litefoot

    LitefootRussell

  • Roger Willie

    Roger WillieRandy

  • Jim Beaver

    Jim BeaverRanger Tony

  • Cara Seymour

    Cara SeymourAmelia Kavan

  • Doug Jones

    Doug JonesAugustus Margary

  • Gary Farmer

    Gary FarmerBuster Baxley

  • Peter Jason

    Peter JasonDefense Attorney

  • Gregory Itzin

    Gregory ItzinProsecutor

  • Curtis Hanson

    Curtis HansonOrlean's Husband

  • Agnes NaDene BaddooOrlean Dinner Guest

  • Paul FortuneOrlean Dinner Guest

  • Paul JasminOrlean Dinner Guest

  • Lisa Love

    Lisa LoveOrlean Dinner Guest

Director
Spike Jonze
Writer
Charlie Kaufman and Susan Orlean
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Lance Acord