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The Squid and the Whale

2005 · Noah Baumbach · 81 min

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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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7/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database1,126 votes

Jeff DanielsBernard Berkman

Laura LinneyJoan Berkman

Jesse EisenbergWalt Berkman

Owen KlineFrank Berkman

William BaldwinIvan

Halley FeifferSophie Greenberg

Anna PaquinLili DDavid BengerCarl MMolly BartonGraduate Student BBo BerkmanGraduate Student MMatthew KaplanGraduate Student SSimon KaplanGraduate Student MMatthew KirschGraduate Student DDaniella MarkowiczGraduate Student

Elizabeth MeriwetherGraduate Student

Cast

Jeff DanielsBernard Berkman

Laura LinneyJoan Berkman

Jesse EisenbergWalt Berkman

Owen KlineFrank Berkman

William BaldwinIvan

Halley FeifferSophie Greenberg

Anna PaquinLili DDavid BengerCarl MMolly BartonGraduate Student BBo BerkmanGraduate Student MMatthew KaplanGraduate Student SSimon KaplanGraduate Student MMatthew KirschGraduate Student DDaniella MarkowiczGraduate Student

Elizabeth MeriwetherGraduate Student

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