The Squid and the Whale (2005)
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.
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Jeff Daniels as Bernard Berkman |
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Laura Linney as Joan Berkman |
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Jesse Eisenberg as Walt Berkman |
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Owen Kline as Frank Berkman |
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William Baldwin as Ivan |
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Halley Feiffer as Sophie Greenberg |
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Anna Paquin as Lili |
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David Benger as Carl |
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Molly Barton as Graduate Student |
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Bo Berkman as Graduate Student |
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Matthew Kaplan as Graduate Student |
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Simon Kaplan as Graduate Student |
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Matthew Kirsch as Graduate Student |
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Daniella Markowicz as Graduate Student |
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Elizabeth Meriwether as Graduate Student |
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Ben Schrank as Graduate Student |
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Amy Srebnick as Graduate Student |
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Josh Srebnick as Graduate Student |
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Emma Straub as Graduate Student |
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Alan Wilkis as Graduate Student |
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James Hamilton as Man with Joan |
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Adam Rose as Otto |
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Henry Glovinsky as Lance |
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Eli Gelb as Jeffrey |
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Wayne Lawson as Talent Show Judge |
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Michael Santiago as Talent Show Judge |
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Juan Torriente as Talent Show Judge |
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Patricia Towers as Talent Show Judge |
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Peggy Gormley as Mrs. Greenberg |
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Peter Newman as Mr. Greenberg |
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Greta Kline as Greta Greenberg |
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Melissa Meyer as Professor |
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Benjamin Smolen as Student with Puppets |
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Michael Countryman as Mr. Simic |
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Alexandra Daddario as Pretty Girl |
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Nico Baumbach as Jeb Gelber |
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Maryann Plunkett as Ms. Lemon |
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Hector Otero as Hector |
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Ken Leung as School Therapist |
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Jo Yang as Nurse |
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Jonathan Baumbach as Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited) |
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Andrew Kaempfer as Valet (uncredited) |
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Britta Phillips as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Bobby Shue as Student (uncredited) |
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Dean Wareham as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Production | Reverge Anselmo | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dean Wareham | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tim Streeto | Editor |
| Production | Charlie Corwin | Producer |
| Production | Clara Markowicz | Producer |
| Sound | Britta Phillips | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Miranda Bailey | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Robert D. Yeoman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew Lauren | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Newman | Producer |
| Directing | Noah Baumbach | Director |
| Production | Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| Art | Robert Covelman | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Perri B. Frank | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Westcott | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Marzolf | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | James Hamilton | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Jennifer Dehghan | Art Direction |
| Art | Anne Ross | Production Design |
| Production | Wes Anderson | Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Holbrook | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Nils Benson | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jennifer Roth | Co-Producer |
| Lighting | Douglas W. Shannon | Gaffer |
| Directing | Massoumeh Emami | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Steve Kornacki | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Greg Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Malecki | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Storn Peterson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steve Speers | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Simeon Moore | Electrician |
| Camera | Bobby Andres | Grip |
| Camera | George Elias | Grip |
| Writing | Noah Baumbach | Writer |
| Sound | Alfredo Viteri | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lori Guidroz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Hans Graffunder | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Eric Yellin | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Robert M. Andres | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Keith Kalohelani | Electrician |
| Production | Jennifer Roth | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Doug Kofsky | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Allan Byer | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Bernard James | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maya Hardinge | Key Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Chris Hayes | Electrician |
| Lighting | Beth O'Brien | Electrician |
| Camera | Evelina Andres | Grip |
| Camera | Alison Barton | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Irapaul Turner | Grip |
| Lighting | John Schwartz | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Scott Maher | Electrician |
| Lighting | Lisa Marie Gleeson | Electrician |
| Lighting | Dave Rudolph | Electrician |
| Lighting | Scott Kincaid | Electrician |
| Lighting | Gay E. Riedel | Electrician |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Todd Judson | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Fucci | Location Manager |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rachel Chancey | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Daniel Antonio Srebnick | Additional Music |
| Sound | Rachel Chancey | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Shaun Brennan | Foley Artist |
| Art | Susan Tatom | Leadman |
| Sound | Mark Filip | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jim Dunbar | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Damian Volpe | Foley Recordist |
| Production | Ulysses Terrero | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Joe Hobeck | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Noƫlle Penraat | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Diego Garrido | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Keith Krinsky | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Julia Shirar | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Damian Volpe | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Jay Peck | Foley Artist |
| Art | Leanne Shapton | Title Designer |
| Art | Nancy Griffith | First Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Chris Kenneally | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Dave Pultz | Color Timer |
| Directing | David 'Wex' Wechsler | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jeff Butcher | Property Master |
| Production | Stacy Bissell | Location Assistant |