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The Squid and the Whale
Joint custody blows.
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 The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale is streaming in the US on Netflix and Sony Pictures Core.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- 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
- David Benger as Carl
- Molly Barton as Graduate Student
- Bo Berkman as Graduate Student
- Matthew Kaplan as Graduate Student
- Simon Kaplan as Graduate Student
Details
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Released
- October 5, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- Original Media, American Empirical Pictures and Peter Newman/Interal
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 1,120 votes
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