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The Squid and the Whale

Joint custody blows.

6.9 / 10

81 minutes

2005-10-05

English

US

Actors :

Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Daniels, Owen Kline, Laura Linney, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin, William Baldwin, David Benger, Molly Barton, Bo Berkman, Matthew Kaplan, Simon Kaplan, Matthew Kirsch, Daniella Markowicz, Elizabeth Meriwether

Description

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.

Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

6/23/2021, 3:58:16 PM

***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...