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The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Name: The Squid and the Whale
Director: Noah Baumbach
Genre: drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film
Rating: 7.3

Directed by Noah Baumbach.

Directed by Noah Baumbach · Shot by Robert Yeoman · Music by Britta Phillips

Behind the scenes

Understanding The Squid and the Whale (2005) | To Grow Up Fast — Film is just Moving Pictures · 8 min
From the Archives: Noah Baumbach on The Squid and the Whale | NYFF43 — Film at Lincoln Center · 28 min
'The Squid and the Whale' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times — The New York Times · 5 min
The Squid and the Whale -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 71) — Learning about Movies · 14 min

Elsewhere

All Noah Baumbach films

More by Noah Baumbach

Kicking and Screaming — 1995
Mr. Jealousy — 1997
Margot at the Wedding — 2007
Greenberg — 2010
Frances Ha — 2012
While We're Young — 2014
Mistress America — 2015
De Palma — 2015
The Meyerowitz Stories — 2017
Marriage Story — 2019
White Noise — 2022
Jay Kelly — 2025

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