Adaptation.

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comedy-drama film film metafictional film

Adaptation is a 2002 metafictional comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, loosely based on Susan Orlean’s book "The Orchid Thief" and known for its inventive narrative structure and acclaimed performances.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy-drama film → film → metafictional film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
awardReceivedBy	Chris Cooper →
basedOn	The Orchid Thief →
basedOnWorkAuthor	Susan Orlean →
cinematographer	Lance Acord →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	acclaimed →
director	Spike Jonze →
distributor	Columbia Pictures →
editor	Eric Zumbrunnen →
genre	comedy-drama → metafiction →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Charlie Kaufman → Donald Kaufman → John Laroche → Susan Orlean →
musicBy	Carter Burwell →
narrativeForm	nonlinear narrative → self-referential structure →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
notableFor	inventive narrative structure → metafictional depiction of screenwriting process →
portrays	Chris Cooper as John Laroche → Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean → Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman → Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman →
producer	Edward Saxon → Jonathan Demme → Vincent Landay →
productionCompany	Columbia Pictures → Intermedia Films →
releaseYear	2002 →
runningTimeMinutes	114 →
screenwriter	Charlie Kaufman →
setIn	Florida → Los Angeles →
starredActor	Brian Cox → Chris Cooper → Meryl Streep → Nicolas Cage → Tilda Swinton →
theme	adaptation of literature to film → artistic integrity → identity → writer's block →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brian Cox → Mary Louise Streep → Meryl Streep →	notableWork