Adaptation (2002)
Synopsis:
A screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) asks his identical twin, who is in the same profession, for advice on a story about a serial killer.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep
Director:
Spike Jonze
Rated:
R

Details

Starring:
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Jay Tavare, Stephen Tobolowsky, Peter Jason, Curtis Hanson
Director:
Spike Jonze
Genres:
Comedy, Dark Comedy, Parody/Satire, Showbiz Comedy
Rated:
R
Runtime:
114
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Year:
2002
Keywords:
adaptation, author, book, brothers, paranoia, screenwriter, swamp, twins, writer's block
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Awards

    Academy Award

    Won

  • Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper
  • Nominated

  • Best Makeup
  • Best Actor: Nicolas Cage
  • Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Nominated

  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Brian Cox
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Nicolas Cage
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Cara Seymour
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Cooper
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Nicolas Cage
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Meryl Streep
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Tilda Swinton
  • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Chris Cooper
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Movie DNA

Attributes ordered and rated by our clerks.

Sleeper

9

Offbeat

8

Black Humor

8

Complexity

7

Character Depth

7

Cinematography

6

Fast Pace

7

Cerebral

5

Dry Humor

6

Disturbing

6

Downbeat

3

Suspense

4

Sex

3

Romance

3

Action

4

Violence

5

Soundtrack

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