The Squid and the Whale
2005Based 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.
Acted in
Jesse Eisenberg
as Walt Berkman
Jeff Daniels
as Bernard Berkman
Owen Kline
as Frank Berkman
Laura Linney
as Joan Berkman
Halley Feiffer
as Sophie Greenberg
Anna Paquin
as Lili
William Baldwin
as Ivan
David Benger
as Carl
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
Jonathan Baumbach
as Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
as Valet (uncredited)
Britta Phillips
as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Bobby Shue
as Student (uncredited)
Dean Wareham
as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)