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The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale2005

★7.081 minComedyDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Dean Wareham Britta Phillips Daniel Antonio Srebnick

Stars

Jeff Daniels Laura Linney Jesse Eisenberg

Cast45

Jeff Daniels
as Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
as Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
as Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
as Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
as Ivan
Halley Feiffer
as Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
as Lili
D
David Benger
as Carl
M
Molly Barton
as Graduate Student
B
Bo Berkman
as Graduate Student
M
Matthew Kaplan
as Graduate Student
S
Simon Kaplan
as Graduate Student
M
Matthew Kirsch
as Graduate Student
D
Daniella Markowicz
as Graduate Student
Elizabeth Meriwether
as Graduate Student
B
Ben Schrank
as Graduate Student
A
Amy Srebnick
as Graduate Student
J
Josh Srebnick
as Graduate Student
E
Emma Straub
as Graduate Student
A
Alan Wilkis
as Graduate Student
J
James Hamilton
as Man with Joan
Adam Rose
as Otto
H
Henry Glovinsky
as Lance
Eli Gelb
as Jeffrey
W
Wayne Lawson
as Talent Show Judge
Michael Santiago
as Talent Show Judge
J
Juan Torriente
as Talent Show Judge
P
Patricia Towers
as Talent Show Judge
Peggy Gormley
as Mrs. Greenberg
Peter Newman
as Mr. Greenberg
Greta Kline
as Greta Greenberg
M
Melissa Meyer
as Professor
B
Benjamin Smolen
as Student with Puppets
Michael Countryman
as Mr. Simic
Alexandra Daddario
as Pretty Girl
Nico Baumbach
as Jeb Gelber
Maryann Plunkett
as Ms. Lemon
H
Hector Otero
as Hector
Ken Leung
as School Therapist
Jo Yang
as Nurse
J
Jonathan Baumbach
as Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
as Valet (uncredited)
Britta Phillips
as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
B
Bobby Shue
as Student (uncredited)
Dean Wareham
as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)

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