The Squid and the Whale (2005)

7.1	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Drama (6), Divorce (4), Dysfunctional Family (3), Comedy (3), Indie (3), (3), 2000s (3), New York (2), Coming Of Age (2), Film Festival (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Arrogance (1), 150_2007 (1), Biography (1), {drama 21} (1), Poor Ending (1), No Message (1), Usa (1), Sort (1), Teen (1)

Description

The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney's character begins dating her ... (more)

Directed by

Noah Baumbach

Starring (View all) :

Frank Berkman

Bernard Berkman

Joan Berkman

Walt Berkman

Ivan

Carl

Lili

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Written by (View all) :

Noah Baumbach

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	Squid and the Whale Trailer

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