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The Squid and the Whale

Joint custody blows.

  • Movie
  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 21m

Directed by Noah Baumbach

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 1,128 votes

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Overview

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

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Cast and crew

  • Jeff Daniels

    Jeff DanielsBernard Berkman

  • Laura Linney

    Laura LinneyJoan Berkman

  • Jesse Eisenberg

    Jesse EisenbergWalt Berkman

  • Owen Kline

    Owen KlineFrank Berkman

  • William Baldwin

    William BaldwinIvan

  • Halley Feiffer

    Halley FeifferSophie Greenberg

  • Anna Paquin

    Anna PaquinLili

  • David BengerCarl

  • Molly BartonGraduate Student

  • Bo BerkmanGraduate Student

  • Matthew KaplanGraduate Student

  • Simon KaplanGraduate Student

  • Matthew KirschGraduate Student

  • Daniella MarkowiczGraduate Student

  • Elizabeth Meriwether

    Elizabeth MeriwetherGraduate Student

  • Ben SchrankGraduate Student

  • Amy SrebnickGraduate Student

  • Josh SrebnickGraduate Student

Director
Noah Baumbach
Writer
Noah Baumbach
Music
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman