Adaptation.
Directed by Spike Jonze
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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Adaptation. Ratings & Reviews
- Connor Beale29 May 2025Chaotic good
- Hairon_p.h27 October 2025Meryl Streep does not disappoint
- marcobag19 October 2025Excellent meta-movie about a screenwriter struggling to adapt a book into a film. Nic Cage as usual delivers an energetic yet - when needed - nuanced performance. The storytelling is compelling and the cast great. Recommended watch
- The Gutter Monkey25 March 2025A creative and unexpectedly exciting sorta-true story (?) about Charlie Kaufman's struggle to write this script.
- John Revels15 August 2025“I was starting to believe the reason it matters to care passionately about something, is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”
- Rowan Krzysiak13 February 2025Interesting if not always enjoyable. Oddly the exciting bits are the most boring but I think that's the point. Oh, and what's worse than one Nicolas Cage....? 😁
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Adaptation. Trivia
Adaptation. was released on 20 December 2002.
Adaptation. was directed by Spike Jonze.
Adaptation. has a runtime of 1h 55m.
Adaptation. was produced by Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Vincent Landay.
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'.
The key characters in Adaptation. are Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman (Nicolas Cage), Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), John Laroche (Chris Cooper).
Adaptation. is rated 15.
Adaptation. is a Comedy, Crime, Drama film.
Adaptation. has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Adaptation. had a budget of US$19M.
Adaptation. has made US$32.8M at the box office.