Adaptation. vs Silver Star
Silver Star has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for Adaptation.). Silver Star is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 55m. Adaptation. is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Adaptation.
Silver Star| Adaptation. | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Spike Jonze | Lola Bessis, Ruben Amar |
| Main cast | Doug Jones, Jim Beaver, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Nicolas Cage | Grace Van Dien, Noa Fisher, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Brian Coll, Odley Jean |
Synopsis
Adaptation.
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, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.
Silver Star
When Billie learns that her estranged parents' lives are at risk, she tries to help them by robbing a bank. In her botched robbery attempt, she takes a hostage named Franny, who turns out to be a charmingly impulsive pregnant teenager with nothing left to lose. Together, Billie and Franny embark on a chase through scenic American landscapes, clashing and struggling for common ground in hopes for a brighter future.
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