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'.
Unfortunately the movie Adaptation. is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Lance Acord | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Zumbrunnen | Editor |
| Production | Vincent Landay | Producer |
| Art | Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
| Production | Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Production | Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Casey Storm | Costume Design |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Producer |
| Directing | Spike Jonze | Director |
| Writing | Charlie Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Art | Peter Andrus | Art Direction |
| Art | K.K. Barrett | Production Design |
| Writing | Susan Orlean | Novel |
| Crew | Molly Hansen | Other |
| Production | Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Production | Charlie Kaufman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Saraf | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Jonathan Paley | Stand In |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Derek Vanderhorst | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Abrahamsen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Mark Weber | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kent Sparling | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Beggs | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Julia Shirar | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Sound | David A. Cohen | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Farrow | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Nick Peck | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jory K. Prum | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Everett Moore | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marnie Moore | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeremy Molod | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Franklin Bergad | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William Storkson | Foley Supervisor |
| Crew | Julie Janney | Stand In |
| Camera | Paul Taylor | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Directing | Chiemi Karasawa | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Rick Barker | Stunts |
| Camera | Thomas Lohmann | Camera Operator |
| Production | Karen Koch | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jamie Felz | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Brian O'Kelley | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Wardrobe Designer |
| Crew | Norb Phillips | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Yansick | Stunts |
| Crew | Marco Kyris | Stand In |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Nina Chien | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Scott Rogers | Stunts |
| Camera | Mark Williams | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Michael S. Adler | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shari Gray | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joel Harlow | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roz Music | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Mark Fay | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Gary D'Amico | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Marit | Costumer |
| Sound | Drew Kunin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Barber | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Waggoner | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Gray Marshall | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Mike Pickel | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Harkins | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Danny Andersen | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Louise Brown | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Travis | Costumer |
| Lighting | Chris Weigand | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Richard Schuler | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacy Horn | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Lawrence L. Commans | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Zoli Hajdu | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Gino Nix | Key Grip |
| Art | Lynn Christopher | Set Designer |
| Art | Grant Samson | Leadman |
| Art | Jeffrey Paul Johnson | Property Master |
| Production | Rick C. Taplin | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Chris Forster | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Andrew J. Sacks | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Seve Spracklen | Production Accountant |
| Art | Peter Davidson | Set Designer |
| Art | Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Anders Rundblad | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Ronald Stinton | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Editing | Eric E. Osmond | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Dan Bradley | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Stephen Bures | Actor's Assistant |
| Directing | Gregory J. Smith | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Nathan R. Fitzgerald | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | David Bach | ADR Editor |
| Camera | Ben Kaller | Still Photographer |
| Art | Chris Vail | Assistant Property Master |
| Editing | Bob Fredrickson | Color Timer |
| Crew | Griff Ruggles | Transportation Captain |
