Film record

Adaptation

Original title: Adaptation.

2002Feature film110 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · drama film

Credits

Direction

Spike Jonze — Directing

Cast

Nicolas Cage — Acting (Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman)
Meryl Streep — Acting (Susan Orlean)
Chris Cooper — Acting (John Laroche)
Cara Seymour — Acting (Amelia Kavan)
Tilda Swinton — Acting (Valerie Thomas)
Brian Cox — Acting (Robert McKee)
Ron Livingston — Acting (Marty Bowen)
Maggie Gyllenhaal — Acting (Caroline Cunningham)
Judy Greer — Acting (Alice)
Bob Stephenson — Acting
Curtis Hanson — Acting
Doug Jones — Acting (Augustus Margary)
Gary Farmer — Acting
Gregory Itzin — Acting
Jim Beaver — Acting (Ranger Tony)
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Stephen Tobolowsky — Acting
John Malkovich — Acting
Spike Jonze — Acting
David O. Russell — Acting
John Cusack — Acting
Catherine Keener — Acting
Jay Tavare — Acting (Matthew Osceola)
Lance Acord — Acting
Litefoot — Acting
Sandra Lee Gimpel — Acting
Peter Jason — Acting (Defense Attorney)
Bob Yerkes — Acting (Charles Darwin)

Writing

Charlie Kaufman — Screenwriting

Production

Jonathan Demme — Production
Charlie Kaufman — Executive production
Vincent Landay — Production
Edward Saxon — Production

Music

Carter Burwell — Music composition

Cinematography

Lance Acord — Cinematography

Editing

Eric Zumbrunnen — Editing
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
6 Dec 2002Checked 14 Sep 2026
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