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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.
Theatrical
Oct 5, 2005
Box Office
$11.1M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
7.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 21, 2006
Theaters
2
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Original Media, American Empirical Pictures, Peter Newman/Interal, Ambush Entertainment, Taurus Film, Andrew Lauren Productions
Quotes
See all →The Challenges of Joint Custody
Tagline
Joint Custody Blows.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Questioning the Therapist's Approach
School Therapist
I wonder how you're feeling right now.
Walt
I don't know.
School Therapist
Why don't you tell me about something less uncomfortable, like a nice memory, maybe?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
L
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
J
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
O
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
W
William Baldwin
Ivan
H
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
A
Anna Paquin
Lili
D
David Benger
Carl
M
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
E
Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student
A
Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student
J
James Hamilton
Man with Joan
A
Adam Rose
Otto
E
Eli Gelb
Jeffrey
W
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge
M
Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
P
Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg
P
Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg
G
Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg
M
Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic
