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Movie • 2005 • 1h 21m • Comedy / Drama

The Squid and the Whale

★ 7.0 on TMDB (1,124 votes)

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Story

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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Directed by

Noah Baumbach

Cast

Jeff Daniels as Bernard BerkmanLaura Linney as Joan BerkmanJesse Eisenberg as Walt BerkmanOwen Kline as Frank BerkmanWilliam Baldwin as IvanHalley Feiffer as Sophie GreenbergAnna Paquin as LiliDavid Benger as CarlMolly Barton as Graduate StudentBo Berkman as Graduate Student

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