"Joint custody blows."

2005

1h 21m

7.0(1017 votes)

Comedy

Drama

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.

Where to Watch

Rent

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Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

45 members

Acting

Jeff Daniels

Bernard Berkman

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Laura Linney

Joan Berkman

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Jesse Eisenberg

Walt Berkman

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Owen Kline

Frank Berkman

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William Baldwin

Ivan

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Halley Feiffer

Sophie Greenberg

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Anna Paquin

Lili

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David Benger

Carl

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Molly Barton

Graduate Student

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Bo Berkman

Graduate Student

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Matthew Kaplan

Graduate Student

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Simon Kaplan

Graduate Student

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Matthew Kirsch

Graduate Student

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Daniella Markowicz

Graduate Student

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Writing

Elizabeth Meriwether

Graduate Student

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Ben Schrank

Graduate Student

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Amy Srebnick

Graduate Student

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Josh Srebnick

Graduate Student

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Emma Straub

Graduate Student

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Sound

Alan Wilkis

Graduate Student

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James Hamilton

Man with Joan

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Adam Rose

Otto

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Henry Glovinsky

Lance

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Eli Gelb

Jeffrey

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Wayne Lawson

Talent Show Judge

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Michael Santiago

Talent Show Judge

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Juan Torriente

Talent Show Judge

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Patricia Towers

Talent Show Judge

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Peggy Gormley

Mrs. Greenberg

Production

Peter Newman

Mr. Greenberg

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Greta Kline

Greta Greenberg

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Melissa Meyer

Professor

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Benjamin Smolen

Student with Puppets

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Michael Countryman

Mr. Simic

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Alexandra Daddario

Pretty Girl

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Nico Baumbach

Jeb Gelber

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Maryann Plunkett

Ms. Lemon

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Hector Otero

Hector

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Ken Leung

School Therapist

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Jo Yang

Nurse

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Jonathan Baumbach

Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)

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Andrew Kaempfer

Valet (uncredited)

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Britta Phillips

Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)

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Bobby Shue

Student (uncredited)

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Sound

Dean Wareham

Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)

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