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Adaptation

Movie · 2002 · 110 min

A dizzying, funny, self-aware head-trip that keeps folding back on itself, mixing writer's block angst with sudden thriller swerves and a surprisingly tender finish.

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2002 film directed by Spike Jonze
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Year
2002
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • art
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Spike Jonze
Written by
Charlie Kaufman
Starring
Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Cusack, Chris Cooper, Catherine Keener
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Lance Acord
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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