Adaptation. (2002)

Charlie Kaufman is 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 and Orlean's book become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the other's.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

What to watch after Adaptation.

• Being John Malkovich (1999) — Spike Jonze directed both
• Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Same subject: writer
• Matchstick Men (2003) — Same feel: complex, smart
• Anomalisa (2015) — Same subject: philosophical
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) — Same subject: cinema
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) — Same feel: complex, cynical