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.
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Cast of The Squid and the Whale
Jeff DanielsBernard Berkman
Laura LinneyJoan Berkman
Jesse EisenbergWalt Berkman
Owen KlineFrank Berkman
William BaldwinIvan
David BengerCarl
Anna PaquinLili
Halley FeifferSophie Greenberg
Molly BartonGraduate Student
Bo BerkmanGraduate Student
Matthew KaplanGraduate Student
Simon KaplanGraduate Student
Matthew KirschGraduate Student
Daniella MarkowiczGraduate Student
Elizabeth MeriwetherGraduate Student
Ben SchrankGraduate Student
Amy SrebnickGraduate Student
Josh SrebnickGraduate Student
Emma StraubGraduate Student
Alan WilkisGraduate Student
James HamiltonMan with Joan
Adam RoseOtto
Henry GlovinskyLance
Eli GelbJeffrey
Wayne LawsonTalent Show Judge
Michael SantiagoTalent Show Judge
Juan TorrienteTalent Show Judge
Patricia TowersTalent Show Judge
Peggy GormleyMrs. Greenberg
Peter NewmanMr. Greenberg
Greta KlineGreta Greenberg
Melissa MeyerProfessor
Benjamin SmolenStudent with Puppets
Michael CountrymanMr. Simic
Alexandra DaddarioPretty Girl
Nico BaumbachJeb Gelber
Maryann PlunkettMs. Lemon
Hector OteroHector
Ken LeungSchool Therapist
Jo YangNurse
Andrew KaempferValet (uncredited)
Bobby ShueStudent (uncredited)
Jonathan BaumbachMan Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Britta PhillipsTalent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Dean WarehamTalent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
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