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Adaptation. (2002)

R ★ 7.3/10 115 min Comedy, Crime, Drama United States English
Director: Spike Jonze
Screenplay by: Charlie Kaufman
Novel: Susan Orlean
Streaming: Not available
From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

Description

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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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep Susan Orlean
Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper John Laroche
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton Valerie Thomas
Jay Tavare
Jay Tavare Matthew Osceola
Litefoot
Litefoot Russell
Roger Willie
Roger Willie Randy
Jim Beaver
Jim Beaver Ranger Tony

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