Adaptation
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- 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....
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- Starring
- Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton
- Director(s)
- Spike Jonze
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
What a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is.Read the full review
The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd 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
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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