The Squid and the Whale
ComedyDrama
7/10
|US
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|81 min
Release Date: 2005-10-05
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Original MediaAmerican Empirical PicturesPeter Newman/InteralAmbush EntertainmentTaurus FilmAndrew Lauren Productions
User Reviews
Wuchak
8/10
***Gripping realistic account of divorce and its consequences; it’s also occasionally comical*** “The Squid and the Whale” (2005) is a frank, quirky and amusing drama about a family from Brooklyn in 1986 that encounters divorce and the ramifications thereof. The father (Jeff Daniels) is a literary professor and fading author while the wife (Laura Linney) is an emerging writer, a sweet libera...
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