Film
The Squid and the Whale
2005 · 1h 21m · Comedy · Drama
Joint custody blows.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91%
- Metacritic
- 82
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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
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
Lili
David Benger
Carl
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student
Ben Schrank
Graduate Student
Crew
- Noah BaumbachDirector · Writer
- Charlie CorwinProducer
- Clara MarkowiczProducer
- Peter NewmanProducer
- Wes AndersonProducer
- Reverge AnselmoExecutive Producer
- Miranda BaileyExecutive Producer
- Andrew LaurenExecutive Producer
- Greg JohnsonExecutive Producer
- Robert D. YeomanDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 5, 2005
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Revenue
- $11,100,000
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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