Adaptation
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- Synopsis
- Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman writes a script about himself writing a script. Based on his own real-life experience, Kaufman (played by Nicholas Cage) is struggling to adapt Susan Orleans novel The Orchid Thief and failing miserably....
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- Director(s)
- Spike Jonze
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Critic Reviews
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
I realize that the fear of contracting writer's block from a fictional character is crazy, but in the brilliantly scrambled, self-consuming world of Adaptation it has a certain plausibility.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
Kaufman strikes just the right balance between playfulness and sincerity, leaping freely from one absurd situation to another before pulling back on the reins.Read the full review
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