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
Anthony Bregman
Spike Jonze
Charlie Kaufman
Sidney Kimmel
Bruce Toll
William Horberg
Ray Angelic
Jon Brion
Frederick Elmes
Robert Frazen
Jessica Levin
Chantal Nong Vo
Philip Stockton
H.H. Cooper
Mark Friedberg
Adam Stockhausen
Lydia Marks
Melissa Toth
Drew Jiritano
Eugene Gearty
Eugene Gearty
Eugene Gearty
Dror Gescheit
Drew Kunin
Reilly Steele
Jeanne McCarthy
Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman
Bonnie Greenberg
Mark Russell
Brian Smyj
Erica Kay
Lukasz Jogalla
Mary Cybulski
Mark Goodermote
Mark Hagerman
Kim Jennings
Kim Jennings
Deborah Jensen
Mark Pollard
Sandy Hamilton
Jonathan Lumley
Chris Ann Pappas
Arlynn Abseck
Amy Pickering
Angela Mirabella
Cara Borrelli
Mary Gierczak
Jerry DeCarlo
Mandy Lyons
Naomi Donne
Mike Marino
Judy Chin
Beth Moran
Philip Stockton
Fred Rosenberg
Branka Mrkic
Frank Kern
Kam Chan
Jamie Baker
Marko Costanzo
George A. Lara
Ruth Hernandez
Eric J. Robertson
Richard Friedlander
Glenn Allen
Brett Miller
John Bair
John Bair
Renuka Ballal
Scott Frankel
Paloma Añoveros
Jesh Murthy
Roopesh Gujar
Catherine Tate
T. Patrick Johnson
Parker Chehak
Alec Styborski
Jim Schultz
Jon Brion
Steve Bartek
Jon Brion
Charlotte Fleck
Nicole Abellera Hallman
Rori Bergman
Joanne Bloom
Leslie Woo
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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