Adaptation.

2002 · Movies · 1h 55m · Comedy, Crime

bittersweet

Major character dies

Satisfying closure

Ends on a twist

How it ends

Donald dies in a car accident, inspiring Charlie to complete his screenplay.

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Overview

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.