Directed by Charlie Kaufman   Written by Charlie Kaufman   Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Caden Cotard Catherine Keener ... Adele Lack Sadie Goldstein ... Olive (4 years old) Tom Noonan ... Sammy Barnathan Peter Friedman ... Emergency Room Doctor Charles Techman ... Like Clockwork Patient Josh Pais ... Ophthalmologist Daniel London ... Tom Robert Seay ... David Michelle Williams ... Claire Keen Stephen Adly Guirgis ... Davis Samantha Morton ... Hazel Hope Davis ... Madeleine Gravis Frank Girardeau ... Plumber Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Maria Amy Wright ... Burning House Realtor Paul Sparks ... Derek Jerry Adler ... Caden's Father Lynn Cohen ... Caden's Mother Deirdre O'Connell ... Ellen's Mother Kat Peters ... Ellen (10 years old) John Rothman ... Dentist Amanda R. Phillips ... Emergency Room Nurse (as Amanda Fulks) Frank Wood ... Evaluative Services Doctor Deanna Storey ... Jazz Singer Elizabeth Marvel ... Warehouse Realtor Laura Odeh ... Toystore Clerk Mark Lotito ... Minister Daisy Tahan ... Ariel Erica Fae ... German Woman (as Erica Berg) Raymond Angelic Sr. ... German Doctor Cliff Carpenter ... Old Man Timothy Doyle ... Michael Amy Spanger ... Soap Actress Nurse Nick Wyman ... Soap Actor Doctor Portia ... Therapy Patient Actress Dan Ziskie ... Leg Tremor Doctor Chris McGinn ... Lady at Caden's Mom's Robin Weigert ... Adult Olive Gerald Emerick ... Man in Line Alvin Epstein ... Man with Nose Bleed Rosemary Murphy ... Frances Emily Watson ... Tammy Tim Guinee ... Needleman Actor Kristen Bush ... Actress Playing Claire Greg McFadden ... Actor Playing Needleman Actor Barbara Haas ... Warehouse Actress William Ryall ... Jimmy Dianne Wiest ... Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems Joe Lisi ... Maurice Alice Drummond ... Actress Playing Frances Michael Higgins ... Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed Stanley Krajewski ... Actor as Caden Tom Greer ... Medic Christopher Evan Welch ... Pastor Michael Medeiros ... Eric Uncredited Cast Tee Brennan ... Actor David Collihan ... Sign Painter Brie Eley ... Warehouse Actor Alan Gary ... First Burlesque Patron Don Gomez ... Actor Playing 'Davis' in Play Brigitte Hagerman ... Claire Keen's Sister Scott Hatfield ... Psychiatrist Actor Takako Haywood ... Girl in TV Commercial Kyle Knauf ... Warehouse Worker Amelia Martin ... Actress as Tammy as Hazel Rebecca Merle ... Upstate Theater Attendee Brenna Palughi ... Actress as Claire Sal Rinella ... Art Gallery Patron Tomasz Smolarski ... German Patron Misha Zubarev ... German patron Produced by Ray Angelic   Anthony Bregman   William Horberg   Spike Jonze   Charlie Kaufman   Sidney Kimmel   Bruce Toll   Original Music by Jon Brion

Additional Info Premiere: May 23, 2008 Theatrical Release: October 24, 2008 DVD Release: March 10, 2009 Blu-ray Release: March 10, 2009 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (presents) Likely Story (co-production) Projective Testing Service (co-production) Russia (co-production) Distributors Sony Pictures Classics   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Classics   (2022) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating 5.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #1,678 / 21,074 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,674 The Last House On The Left (2009) #1,675 Halloween Kills (2021) #1,676 The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009) #1,677 Moonfall (2022) #1,678 Synecdoche, New York (2008) #1,679 The Guardian (2006) #1,680 Thirteen (2003) #1,681 American Crime Story: Season 2 - The Assassination Of Gianni Versace (2018) #1,682 American Crime Story: Season 1 - The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016)