Adaptation

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Adaptation
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R,1hr 55min
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2002
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: The creative team behind Being John Malkovich -- director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman -- return with this equally offbeat comedy, in which Kaufman himself becomes the leading character. Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a gifted but profoundly neurotic screenwriter who, after the success of Being John Malkovich, has been hired to write a script adapted from the nonfiction book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. But while Charlie is obsessive about his work, he's also intensely paranoid, ... Full Synopsis
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It's typical of the nerve, the bravado, the sheer giddy playfulness and sense of fun that characterize what has to be the boldest and most imaginative studio film of the year. Full Review
Metascore
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83
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman
Susan Orlean
John Laroche
Robert McKee
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