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.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(Story)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(Screenplay)
Human Nature
(Producer)
Being John Malkovich
(Executive Producer)
Adaptation.
(Screenplay)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(Screenplay)
Synecdoche, New York
(Producer)
The Actor
(Executive Producer)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
(Director)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
(Screenplay)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
(Producer)
Human Nature
(Writer)
Anomalisa
(Writer)
Darkest Miriam
(Executive Producer)
Adaptation.
(Executive Producer)
Being John Malkovich
(Writer)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(Executive Producer)
Anomalisa
(Theatre Play)
Orion and the Dark
(Writer)
The Swan Girl
(Thanks)
Synecdoche, New York
(Director)
Synecdoche, New York
(Screenplay)
The Memory Police
(Screenplay)
Anomalisa
(Director)
Anomalisa
(Producer)
Waking Up
(Thanks)
Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy
(Thanks)
Her
(Thanks)
Ad Astra
(Script Consultant)
Kung Fu Panda 2
(Script Consultant)
Get a Life
(Writer)
Moral Orel
(Story)
The Trouble with Larry
(Writer)
Ned and Stacey
(Writer)
IQ 83
(Writer)
IQ 83
(Director)
The Dana Carvey Show
(Writer)
Ned and Stacey
(Producer)
Misery Loves Company
(Co-Producer)
The Trouble with Larry
(Story Editor)
The Edge
(Writer)
IQ 83
(Creator)