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7.4/10 • 2.6K

2002-12-061h 55m

ComedyCrimeDrama

From the creator of Being John Malkovich, comes the story about the creator of Being John Malkovich.

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'.

Directors
Spike Jonze
Editors
Eric Zumbrunnen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage

    Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

  2. Meryl Streep

    Meryl Streep

    Susan Orlean

  3. Chris Cooper

    Chris Cooper

    John Laroche

  4. Tilda Swinton

    Tilda Swinton

    Valerie Thomas

  5. Jay Tavare

    Jay Tavare

    Matthew Osceola

  6. Litefoot

    Litefoot

    Russell

  7. Roger Willie

    Roger Willie

    Randy

  8. Jim Beaver

    Jim Beaver

    Ranger Tony

  9. Cara Seymour

    Cara Seymour

    Amelia Kavan

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Gimly

Jul 26, 2020

5/10

I'm reacting the way the world does to movies about making movies about making movies. I mean come on, Charlie Kaufman, some of us have work in the morning, damn. Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$19,000,000.00
Revenue
$32,800,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookmarriage crisisalligatorwriter's blockorchidwritertwins