Charlie Kaufman

Born: 1958-11-19

Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He both wrote and directed the films Synecdoche, New York (2008), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). In 2020, Kaufman made his literary debut with the release of his first novel, Antkind. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, New York "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.


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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

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Released: 2017-10-20

It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted...

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None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

as Self
Released: 2016-06-07

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's 2015...

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Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself

as Self - Scenario Writer
Released: 2023-09-04

Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself, is a documentary about his inventive and unusual creative process...

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