The Squid and the Whale20051h 21mRComedyDrama⭐70%1,078 TMDB ratingsDirected by Noah BaumbachBased 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.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareJoint custody blows.TrailerPhotos (4)CastJeff DanielsBernard BerkmanLaura LinneyJoan BerkmanJesse EisenbergWalt BerkmanOwen KlineFrank BerkmanWilliam BaldwinIvanHalley FeifferSophie GreenbergAnna PaquinLiliDavid BengerCarlMolly BartonGraduate StudentBo BerkmanGraduate StudentMatthew KaplanGraduate StudentSimon KaplanGraduate StudentMatthew KirschGraduate StudentDaniella MarkowiczGraduate StudentElizabeth MeriwetherGraduate StudentBen SchrankGraduate StudentAmy SrebnickGraduate StudentJosh SrebnickGraduate StudentEmma StraubGraduate StudentAlan WilkisGraduate StudentJames HamiltonMan with JoanAdam RoseOttoHenry GlovinskyLanceEli GelbJeffreyWayne LawsonTalent Show JudgeMichael SantiagoTalent Show JudgeJuan TorrienteTalent Show JudgePatricia TowersTalent Show JudgePeggy GormleyMrs. GreenbergPeter NewmanMr. GreenbergGreta KlineGreta GreenbergMelissa MeyerProfessorBenjamin SmolenStudent with PuppetsMichael CountrymanMr. SimicAlexandra DaddarioPretty GirlNico BaumbachJeb GelberMaryann PlunkettMs. LemonHector OteroHectorKen LeungSchool TherapistJo YangNurseJonathan BaumbachMan Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)Andrew KaempferValet (uncredited)Britta PhillipsTalent Show Audience Member (uncredited)Bobby ShueStudent (uncredited)Dean WarehamTalent Show Audience Member (uncredited)CrewNoah BaumbachDirectorMassoumeh EmamiScript SupervisorEric YellinSecond Assistant DirectorDavid 'Wex' WechslerFirst Assistant DirectorNoah BaumbachWriterReverge AnselmoExecutive ProducerClara MarkowiczProducerMiranda BaileyExecutive ProducerAndrew LaurenExecutive ProducerPeter NewmanProducerCharlie CorwinProducerStephanie HolbrookCasting AssociateDetailsRelease dateOctober 5, 2005Runtime1h 21mDirectorNoah BaumbachBox office$11,100,000RatedRWhere to watchStreamRentBuyStreaming data provided by JustWatchMore infoMore like this⭐ 61%View details →Landline2017⭐ 66%View details →Igby Goes Down2002⭐ 63%View details →Somewhere in Queens2023⭐ 69%View details →Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer2025⭐ 68%View details →Crooklyn1994⭐ 62%View details →SubUrbia1997⭐ 60%View details →10,000 Saints2015⭐ 61%View details →Real Women Have Curves2002⭐ 74%View details →Wildflower2023⭐ 59%View details →CQ2001⭐ 74%View details →Rushmore1998⭐ 66%View details →The Tender Bar2021Sign in to add & rate
