Adaptation.

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

2,700 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Supporting Actor

Nominated

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$19.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$32.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$13.8M

ROI: +73%

Budget Recovery173% of budget

$0|Budget: $19.0M|Revenue: $32.8M

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75.4K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

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Based On

The Orchid Thief

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

United States

Time Period

1990s

Characters

Donald Kaufman

Played by Nicolas Cage

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lance Acord

Film Editing

Eric Zumbrunnen

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Production Companies

IntermediaSaturn FilmsGood MachinePropaganda Films

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Adaptation.

Available in 39 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

FranceU

Brazil16

Switzerland12

CZU

+6 more countries

Production

Director

Spike Jonze

Writers

Charlie Kaufman, Susan Orlean

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesPropaganda FilmsGood MachineIntermediaBeverly Detroit StudiosClinica Estetico

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

Meryl Streep

Susan Orlean

Chris Cooper

John Laroche

Tilda Swinton

Valerie Thomas

Jay Tavare

Matthew Osceola

Litefoot

Russell

Roger Willie

Randy

Jim Beaver

Ranger Tony

Cara Seymour

Amelia Kavan

Doug Jones

Augustus Margary

Gary Farmer

Buster Baxley

Peter Jason

Defense Attorney

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based on novel or bookmarriage crisisalligatorwriter's blockorchidwritertwinscynicalphilosophicalsatiricalreflectiveintrospectiveabsurdcinemaliteratura

External Links

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