Adaptation. (2002)

Adaptation. parents guide

It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

No real violence

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

What is Adaptation. about?

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.

Cast and crew

More like Adaptation.

• The Truman Show (1998)Dry wit · surreal · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA cheerful man’s perfect life slowly unravels as he suspects his entire reality is a surreal television show.
• The Big Lebowski (1998)Dry wit · absurdist · comfort watch · measuredA slacker bowls and drinks White Russians, then stumbles into a pulpy, darkly comic crime caper.
• Dickinson (2019)Dry wit · whimsical · late-night trip · emotionally heavyA determined young poet navigates society's constraints with a surreal, witty, and earnest sensibility.
• Pulp Fiction (1994)Darkly comic · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyHitmen, molls, and boxers collide in a sprawling, darkly comic crime saga that twists through time.
• The Sting (1973)Dry wit · pulpy · date night · measuredTwo con men plot an elaborate, witty revenge against a mob boss, pulling off the ultimate nostalgic swindle.
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · strong violenceA legendary concierge and his protégé navigate a whimsical, darkly comic caper through a changing Europe.
• Green Book (2018)Dry wit · feel good · comfort watch · emotionally heavyA witty and earnest journey through the 1962 Deep South reveals an unlikely, heartwarming friendship.
• BlacKkKlansman (2018)Dry wit · gritty · full attention · strong violenceAn undercover Black detective infiltrates the KKK in a darkly comedic and briskly paced true story.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”

Lists with the same feel: Weird and surreal and Late night.