The Squid and the Whale (2005)

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6.9	Rating (461 ratings)
7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Noah Baumbach

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Owen Kline
Frank Berkman

Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman

Laura Linney
Joan Berkman

Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman

William Baldwin
Ivan

David Benger
Carl

Anna Paquin
Lili

Molly Barton
Graduate Student

Written by

Noah Baumbach
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OK

16 years ago at Nov 24 7:21

kris

was good until I saw late model cars in the background of a few shots.

A good movie

11 years, 11 months ago at Jan 4 12:20

johanlefourbe

Since I kept hearing some good things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be one of those typical quirky indie movies dealing with a dysfunctional family. To be honest, at first, it took me a while to get into this story as none of the characters involved were actually likeable. Indeed, the 2 boys were pretty messed up, probably even before the... read more

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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 younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, Daniels' character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.

Release date: 16 December 2005

Tags: Drama (16), Divorce (9), 2005 (9), Comedy (7), 2000s (7), Dysfunctional Family (7), (6), Indie (5), Family (4), Infidelity (4), Coming Of Age (4), 1980s (3), Masturbation (3), Tennis (3), New York (3), Brooklyn (2), NYC (2), Arrogance (1), Table Tennis (1), Poor Ending (1)

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