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The Squid and the Whale

Movie
2005
1h 21m
R
English
Comedy, Drama
User Score: 
7.4
Critic Score: 
87
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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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The Squid and the Whale

R
Movie
2005
1h 21m
English
Comedy, Drama
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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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7.4
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The Squid and the Whale (2005) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
87

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
William Baldwin
David Benger
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
Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student
Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student
Emma Straub
Graduate Student
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
Adam Rose
Henry Glovinsky
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
Wayne Lawson
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Directed By: Noah Baumbach
Written By: Noah Baumbach

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Jordyep says...
one year ago
Very of its time, but it’s aged pretty well nonetheless. It’s intellectual, folksy, melancholic, wordy, very indie/mumblecore; it’s the 2005 movie for the Sufjan Stevens/Bright Eyes/Mountain Goats fan. Well written and performed, tightly paced, funny, interesting (though pretentious and hard to stomach) characters and subtle. Not memorable or well directed enough to be great but definitely worth a watch. 7/10
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rubilior says...
9 months ago
The movie took a back seat to the thought that all the males in that family should have been castrated. And seriously, "hey you" By pink floyd?? I could understand if a few people in the crowd wouldn't know it, but ALL of them?? For a movie who loves to shove so called intellectual superiority on every turn, that showed lack of intellect all around
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Cb Uppercut says...
6 years ago
This is a very down to earth small budget film but is very relatable a lot of this movie felt like my life growing up, but this film didn't always have you all the into story which can be a risk when a film feels sorta like a it's unfolding right in front of you sort of like a play or home videos. Which I think is a compliment to any film that can do that but you also what the audience to be into the story which was and also wasn't there. This film is short but due to it's very real feel it didn't really need a traditional story structure or a typical ending and could just roll the credits and you'd be fine with it.
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2111anixt says...
6 years ago
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I'm all for deeper meaning shit, but feels like 'the squid and the whale' was a forced title
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Wuchak
6 years ago
***Gripping realistic account of divorce and its consequences; it’s also occasionally comical***

“The Squid and the Whale” (2005) is a frank, quirky and amusing drama about a family from Brooklyn in 1986 that encounters divorce and the ramifications thereof. The father (Jeff Daniels) is More
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