Adaptation. (2002)
Top Billed Cast
Adaptation. (2002)
Certified Cringeworthy
45.5% Audience Cringe Score (11 votes)*
Plot Summary
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.
Sex Scene
YES
Nudity
NO
Sexual Violence
NO
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Yes, Adaptation. contains sex scenes.
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* 45.5% of CringeMDB users flagged the content of Adaptation. as being inappropriate for children to watch with their parents because of either of a nude scene, a sex scene, or a scene depicting rape or sexual violence.
Top Billed Cast
Nicolas Cage
...as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Meryl Streep
...as Susan Orlean
Chris Cooper
...as John Laroche
Tilda Swinton
...as Valerie Thomas
Jay Tavare
...as Matthew Osceola
Litefoot
...as Russell
