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Charlie Kaufman

Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn November 19, 1958 (66 years)
Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Ned and Stacey

Known For

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Being John Malkovich
  • Adaptation.
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Anomalisa
  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things
  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
  • Human Nature
  • Ned and Stacey
  • The Dana Carvey Show
  • The Actor
  • Orion and the Dark
  • Get a Life
  • The Edge

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    Charlie Kaufman Filmography

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    2020
    2015
    2014
    2008
    Synecdoche, New York · as Screenplay
    2004
    2002
    2002
    Adaptation. · as Screenplay
    2001
    1999
    1996
    1995
    1992
    The Edge (TV Series)
    1990
    Get a Life (TV Series)

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