The Squid and the Whale

"Joint custody blows."

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7.0/10

1,061 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Sundance U.S. Directing: Dramatic

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$11.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$9.6M

ROI: +640%

Budget Recovery740% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.5M|Revenue: $11.1M

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60-Day Views

26.1K

Daily Avg

435

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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Story Setting

Set In

Brooklyn

Themes & Subjects

#dysfunctionalfamily

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert Yeoman

Music / Score

Britta Phillips

Production Companies

Sony Pictures

Distributors

NetflixSamuel Goldwyn Films

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Squid and the Whale

Available in 48 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	—	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Germany12

Belgium18

HU16

Ireland15

South Korea15

RO18

Production

Director

Noah Baumbach

Writer

Noah Baumbach

Production Companies

Destination FilmsOriginal MediaAmerican Empirical PicturesPeter Newman/Interal

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

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David Benger

Carl

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Molly Barton

Graduate Student

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Bo Berkman

Graduate Student

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Matthew Kaplan

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Simon Kaplan

Graduate Student

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uniformnew york citymuseumcoming of agewriterprivatebrooklyn, new york citytrystsemi autobiographicalbroken family1980s

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