
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast

Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman

Laura Linney
Joan Berkman

Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman

Owen Kline
Frank Berkman

William Baldwin
Ivan

Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg

Anna Paquin
Lili

David Benger
Carl

Molly Barton
Graduate Student

Bo Berkman
Graduate Student

Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student

Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student

Matthew Kirsch
Graduate Student

Daniella Markowicz
Graduate Student

Elizabeth Meriwether
Graduate Student

Ben Schrank
Graduate Student

Amy Srebnick
Graduate Student

Josh Srebnick
Graduate Student

Emma Straub
Graduate Student

Alan Wilkis
Graduate Student

James Hamilton
Man with Joan

Adam Rose
Otto

Henry Glovinsky
Lance

Eli Gelb
Jeffrey

Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge

Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge

Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge

Patricia Towers
Talent Show Judge

Peggy Gormley
Mrs. Greenberg

Peter Newman
Mr. Greenberg

Greta Kline
Greta Greenberg

Melissa Meyer
Professor

Benjamin Smolen
Student with Puppets

Michael Countryman
Mr. Simic

Alexandra Daddario
Pretty Girl

Nico Baumbach
Jeb Gelber

Maryann Plunkett
Ms. Lemon

Hector Otero
Hector

Ken Leung
School Therapist

Jo Yang
Nurse

Jonathan Baumbach
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer
Valet (uncredited)

Britta Phillips
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)

Bobby Shue
Student (uncredited)

Dean Wareham
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)