Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Overview
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,383,538.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.468 |
Directed By
Charlie Kaufman
Crew
Charlie Kaufman
Robert Frazen
Spike Jonze
Jon Brion
Ray Angelic
Sidney Kimmel
William Horberg
Anthony Bregman
Bruce Toll
Frederick Elmes
Jessica Levin
Chantal Nong Vo
Philip Stockton
H.H. Cooper
Eugene Gearty
Dror Gescheit
Eugene Gearty
Drew Jiritano
Reilly Steele
Adam Stockhausen
Lydia Marks
Eugene Gearty
Mark Friedberg
Melissa Toth
Jeanne McCarthy
Drew Kunin
Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman
Erica Kay
Kim Jennings
Mark Pollard
Bonnie Greenberg
Mark Goodermote
Deborah Jensen
Mark Hagerman
Mark Russell
Mary Cybulski
Brian Smyj
Kim Jennings
Lukasz Jogalla
Judy Chin
Jonathan Lumley
Amy Pickering
Mike Marino
Angela Mirabella
Chris Ann Pappas
Mary Gierczak
Beth Moran
Cara Borrelli
Jerry DeCarlo
Sandy Hamilton
Arlynn Abseck
Mandy Lyons
Naomi Donne
Philip Stockton
Marko Costanzo
Alec Styborski
Fred Rosenberg
Steve Bartek
Kam Chan
Ruth Hernandez
Brett Miller
John Bair
Jamie Baker
John Bair
Scott Frankel
Renuka Ballal
Jon Brion
Branka Mrkic
George A. Lara
Rori Bergman
Glenn Allen
Jim Schultz
Roopesh Gujar
Catherine Tate
Jesh Murthy
Jon Brion
Nicole Abellera Hallman
Eric J. Robertson
Richard Friedlander
Parker Chehak
Joanne Bloom
Leslie Woo
Frank Kern
Paloma Añoveros
T. Patrick Johnson
Charlotte Fleck
Jacob Jaffke
TOP CAST
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Caden Cotard
Samantha Morton
Hazel
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Maria
Michelle Williams
Claire Keen
Catherine Keener
Adele Lack
Emily Watson
Tammy
Tom Noonan
Sammy Barnathan
Sadie Goldstein
Olive (4 years old)
Hope Davis
Madeleine Gravis
Dianne Wiest
Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Stanley Krajewski
Actor as Caden
Kristen Bush
Actress Playing Claire
Alice Drummond
Actress Playing Frances
Amy Wright
Burning House Realtor
Deirdre O'Connell
Ellen's Mother
Elizabeth Marvel
Warehouse Realtor
Charles Techman
Like Clockwork Patient
Tom Greer
Medic
Josh Pais
Ophthalmologist
Lynn Cohen
Caden's Mother
Jerry Adler
Caden's Father
Daisy Tahan
Ariel
Frank Girardeau
Plumber
Peter Friedman
Emergency Room Doctor
Daniel London
Tom
Robert Seay
David
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Davis
Joe Lisi
Maurice
Michael Medeiros
Eric
Christopher Evan Welch
Pastor
William Ryall
Jimmy
Rosemary Murphy
Frances
John Rothman
Dentist
Paul Sparks
Derek
Tim Guinee
Needleman Actor
Robin Weigert
Adult Olive
Michael Higgins
Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed
Barbara Haas
Warehouse Actress
Greg McFadden
Actor Playing Needleman Actor
Alvin Epstein
Man with Nose Bleed
Gerald Emerick
Man in Line
Chris McGinn
Lady at Caden's Mom's
Dan Ziskie
Leg Tremor Doctor
Portia
Therapy Patient Actress
Nicholas Wyman
Soap Actor Doctor
Amy Spanger
Soap Actress Nurse
Timothy Doyle
Michael
Cliff Carpenter
Old Man
Raymond Angelic Sr.
German Doctor
Erica Fae
German Woman
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