Poster for The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

2005, comedy, drama

81 minutes

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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6.8

based on 4 critics

Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Bernard Berkman

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Joan Berkman

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Walt Berkman

Owen Kline

Frank Berkman

Elizabeth Meriwether

Elizabeth Meriwether

Graduate Student

Alexandra Daddario

Alexandra Daddario

Pretty Girl

Halley Feiffer

Halley Feiffer

Sophie Greenberg

Molly Barton

Graduate Student

Bo Berkman

Graduate Student

Matthew Kaplan

Graduate Student

Simon Kaplan

Graduate Student

Matthew Kirsch

Graduate Student

Daniella Markowicz

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

Otto

Eli Gelb

Jeffrey

Wayne Lawson

Talent Show Judge

Michael Santiago

Talent Show Judge

Juan Torriente

Talent Show Judge

Patricia Towers

Talent Show Judge

Peggy Gormley

Mrs. Greenberg

Greta Kline

Greta Greenberg

Melissa Meyer

Professor

Benjamin Smolen

Student with Puppets

Michael Countryman

Michael Countryman

Mr. Simic

Nico Baumbach

Jeb Gelber

Maryann Plunkett

Maryann Plunkett

Ms. Lemon

Hector Otero

Hector

Ken Leung

Ken Leung

School Therapist

Jo Yang

Nurse

Bobby Shue

Student

Crew

Art

Jennifer Dehghan

Art direction

Anne Ross

Production design

Jeff Butcher

Property master

Robert Covelman

Set decoration

Camera

Nils Benson

Camera operator

James Hamilton

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Amy Westcott

Costume design

Lisa Marzolf

Costume supervisor

Maya Hardinge

Makeup artist

Directing

Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach

Director

David 'Wex' Wechsler

First assistant director

Massoumeh Emami

Script supervisor

Editing

Tim Streeto

Editor

Lighting

Production

Douglas Aibel

Douglas Aibel

Casting

Jennifer Roth

Co-producer

Reverge Anselmo

Executive producer

Miranda Bailey

Miranda Bailey

Executive producer

Andrew Lauren

Executive producer

Greg Johnson

Executive producer

Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson

Producer

Peter Newman

Producer

Charlie Corwin

Producer

Clara Markowicz

Producer

Steve Kornacki

Production coordinator

Sound

Julia Shirar

Dialogue editor

Britta Phillips

Britta Phillips

Original music composer

Dean Wareham

Original music composer

Mark Filip

Sound effects editor

Lewis Goldstein

Supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer

Writing

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