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Aniket Shukla @aniket11
Oct 13, 2026
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20051h 21mDir. Noah Baumbach
The Squid and the Whale
“Joint custody blows.”
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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.
Starring:Jeff Daniels,Laura Linney,Jesse Eisenberg,Owen Kline,William Baldwin
Featured Cast
(12 actors)
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
William Baldwin
Ivan
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
Lili
D
David Benger
Carl
M
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
B
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
M
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
S
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
Key Production Crew
Director
Noah Baumbach
Screenplay & Writers
Noah Baumbach
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman
Original Score
Britta Phillips, Dean Wareham
Producers
Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Peter Newman
Film Details
Budget$1,500,000
Box Office Revenue$11,100,000
Original Languageen
Production Studios
Original MediaAmerican Empirical PicturesPeter Newman/InteralAmbush EntertainmentTaurus FilmAndrew Lauren Productions
Keywords & Themes
#uniform#new york city#museum#coming of age#writer#private#brooklyn, new york city#tryst#semi autobiographical#broken family