---
title: 'Adaptation (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spike Jonze'
released: '2002-12-06'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/adaptation-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Adaptation (2002)

2002 · R · 110 min · Drama, Comedy · United States

Original title: Adaptation.

## Synopsis

Adaptation is a 2002 American metafictional comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Ron Livingston in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- **Director:** [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze)
- **Screenplay:** [Charlie Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-kaufman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme), [Edward Saxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-saxon), [Vincent Landay](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-landay)
- **Editor:** [Eric Zumbrunnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-zumbrunnen)

## Cast

- [David O. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-russell)
- [Gregory Itzin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-itzin)
- [Cara Seymour](https://cinepixo.com/people/cara-seymour) as Amelia Kavan
- [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- [Jay Tavare](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-tavare) as Matthew Osceola
- [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson)
- [Jim Beaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-beaver) as Ranger Tony
- [Spike Jonze](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-jonze)
- [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton) as Valerie Thomas
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Bob Yerkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-yerkes) as Charles Darwin
- [Judy Greer](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-greer) as Alice
- [Chris Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cooper) as John Laroche
- [Bob Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-stephenson)
- [Sandra Lee Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-lee-gimpel)

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/adaptation
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/adaptation-2002
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