The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Joint custody blows.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 2005-10-05
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 907 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 21min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Peter Newman Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Noah Baumbach
star 6.9/10
From 907 Ratings
7.3

Summary

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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  • Jeff Daniels

    as Bernard Berkman
  • Laura Linney

    as Joan Berkman
  • Jesse Eisenberg

    as Walt Berkman
  • Owen Kline

    as Frank Berkman
  • William Baldwin

    as Ivan
  • David Benger

    as Carl
  • Anna Paquin

    as Lili
  • Halley Feiffer

    as Sophie Greenberg
  • Molly Barton

    as Graduate Student
  • Bo Berkman

    as Graduate Student
  • Matthew Kaplan

    as Graduate Student
  • Simon Kaplan

    as Graduate Student
  • Matthew Kirsch

    as Graduate Student
  • Daniella Markowicz

    as Graduate Student
  • Elizabeth Meriwether

    as Graduate Student
  • Ben Schrank

    as Graduate Student
  • Amy Srebnick

    as Graduate Student
  • Josh Srebnick

    as Graduate Student
  • Emma Straub

    as Graduate Student
  • Alan Wilkis

    as Graduate Student
  • James Hamilton

    as Man with Joan
  • Adam Rose

    as Otto
  • Henry Glovinsky

    as Lance
  • Eli Gelb

    as Jeffrey
  • Wayne Lawson

    as Talent Show Judge
  • Michael Santiago

    as Talent Show Judge
  • Juan Torriente

    as Talent Show Judge
  • Patricia Towers

    as Talent Show Judge
  • Peggy Gormley

    as Mrs. Greenberg
  • Peter Newman

    as Mr. Greenberg
  • Greta Kline

    as Greta Greenberg
  • Melissa Meyer

    as Professor
  • 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
  • Hector Otero

    as Hector
  • Ken Leung

    as School Therapist
  • Jo Yang

    as Nurse
  • Andrew Kaempfer

    as Valet (uncredited)
  • Bobby Shue

    as Student (uncredited)
  • Jonathan Baumbach

    as Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
  • Britta Phillips

    as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
  • Dean Wareham

    as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Production Charlie Corwin Producer
Camera Robert D. Yeoman Director of Photography
Production Peter Newman Producer
Sound Dean Wareham Original Music Composer
Production Reverge Anselmo Executive Producer
Editing Tim Streeto Editor
Directing Noah Baumbach Director
Production Miranda Bailey Executive Producer
Writing Noah Baumbach Screenplay
Production Andrew Lauren Executive Producer
Sound Britta Phillips Original Music Composer
Production Clara Markowicz Producer
Production Jennifer Roth Co-Producer
Production Wes Anderson Producer
Production Greg Johnson Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Lisa Marzolf Costume Supervisor
Production Steve Kornacki Production Coordinator
Lighting Douglas W. Shannon Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Amy Westcott Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Lori Guidroz Hair Department Head
Camera Nils Benson Camera Operator
Art Robert Covelman Set Decoration
Sound Randall Poster Music Supervisor
Production Douglas Aibel Casting
Editing Perri B. Frank Assistant Editor
Sound Mark Filip Sound Effects Editor
Sound Lewis Goldstein Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Jennifer Dehghan Art Direction
Art Anne Ross Production Design
Directing Massoumeh Emami Script Supervisor
Camera James Hamilton Still Photographer
Sound Lewis Goldstein Supervising Sound Editor
Production Stephanie Holbrook Casting Associate
Costume & Make-Up Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Karen Malecki Assistant Costume Designer
Camera Storn Peterson First Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Maya Hardinge Makeup Artist
Sound Shaun Brennan Foley
Sound Jay Peck Foley
Sound Julia Shirar Dialogue Editor
Directing David 'Wex' Wechsler First Assistant Director
Art Jeff Butcher Property Master

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