The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Directed by Noah Baumbach · Comedy, Drama

Starring Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, David Benger, Elizabeth Meriwether, Alexandra Daddario, Halley Feiffer, Molly Barton, Bo Berkman, Matthew Kaplan, Simon Kaplan, Matthew Kirsch, Daniella Markowicz, Ben Schrank, Amy Srebnick, Josh Srebnick, Emma Straub, Alan Wilkis, James Hamilton, Adam Rose, Henry Glovinsky, Eli Gelb, Wayne Lawson, Michael Santiago, Juan Torriente, Patricia Towers, Peggy Gormley, Greta Kline, Melissa Meyer, Benjamin Smolen, Michael Countryman, Nico Baumbach, Maryann Plunkett, Hector Otero, Ken Leung, Jo Yang, Andrew Kaempfer, Bobby Shue

IHBM9.25Excellent

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 1980's.

My review · Reviewed 09/08/2018

What an absolute subtle gem this film is. In the first five minutes you think you have a feel for the way that the film is going to go. In a way it does go in that way but the beauty of this film is that nothing is as ever clear-cut as it may seem on paper. The character development was absolutely fantastic.

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