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From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich. - Adaptation.
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Title: Adaptation.

Release Date: 6 Dec 2002

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Director: Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Propaganda Films, Good Machine, Intermedia, Beverly Detroit Studios, Clinica Estetico

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, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.357 (2506 votes)

Cast

  • Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman: Nicolas Cage
  • Susan Orlean: Meryl Streep
  • John Laroche: Chris Cooper
  • Valerie Thomas: Tilda Swinton
  • Matthew Osceola: Jay Tavare
  • Russell: Litefoot
  • Randy: Roger Willie
  • Ranger Tony: Jim Beaver
  • Amelia Kavan: Cara Seymour
  • Augustus Margary: Doug Jones
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