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Adaptation.

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

2002★ 7.3 · 2.8K1h 55mComedyCrimeDrama

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

Nicolas Cage
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Judy Greer
as Alice the Waitress

Meryl Streep
as Susan Orlean

Brian Cox
as Robert McKee

John Malkovich
as John Malkovich (uncredited)

Tilda Swinton
as Valerie Thomas

Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Caroline Cunningham

Catherine Keener
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)

John Cusack
as John Cusack (uncredited)

Chris Cooper
as John Laroche

Doug Jones
as Augustus Margary

Ron Livingston
as Marty Bowen

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7.3/ 10

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Release date: 2002-12-06

Budget: $19,000,000

Revenue: $32,800,000

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

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