Movie · 2005
The Squid and the Whale
“Joint custody blows.”
Released 5 October 2005 81 min Comedy / Drama More from 2005 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Jeff Daniels
as Bernard Berkman
William Baldwin
as Ivan
Britta Phillips
as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Laura Linney
as Joan Berkman
Anna Paquin
as Lili
Elizabeth Meriwether
as Graduate Student
Jesse Eisenberg
as Walt Berkman
Halley Feiffer
as Sophie Greenberg
Owen Kline
as Frank Berkman
David Benger
as Carl
Molly Barton
as Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
as Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
as Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
as Graduate Student
Matthew Kirsch
as Graduate Student
Daniella Markowicz
as Graduate Student
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The numbers
37years between the oldest and youngest billed
50Jeff Daniels — oldest on the call sheet
13Owen Kline — youngest billed
31average age of the credited cast