---
title: 'Being John Malkovich (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spike Jonze'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/being-john-malkovich-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Being John Malkovich (1999)

1999 · R · 108 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a fictionalized version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind.

## Credits

- **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:** [Michael Stipe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-stipe), [Sandy Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-stern), [Steve Golin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-golin), [Vincent Landay](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-landay)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lance Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-acord)
- **Editor:** [Eric Zumbrunnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-zumbrunnen)

## Cast

- [Gerald Emerick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-emerick)
- [K. K. Dodds](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-k-dodds)
- [Octavia Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/octavia-spencer)
- [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt)
- [Gregory Sporleder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sporleder)
- [Willie Garson](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-garson)
- [David Fincher](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-fincher)
- [Catherine Keener](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-keener)
- [Mary Kay Place](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-place)
- [W. Earl Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-earl-brown)
- [Ned Bellamy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-bellamy)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Gary Sinise](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-sinise)
- [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack)

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