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.
Bernard Berkman
Jeff Daniels
Joan Berkman
Laura Linney
Walt Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Frank Berkman
Owen Kline
Ivan
William Baldwin
Sophie Greenberg
Halley Feiffer
Lili
Anna Paquin
Carl
David Benger
Graduate Student
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
Man with Joan
James Hamilton
Otto
Adam Rose
Lance
Henry Glovinsky
Jeffrey
Eli Gelb
Talent Show Judge
Wayne Lawson
Talent Show Judge
Michael Santiago
Talent Show Judge
Juan Torriente
Talent Show Judge
Patricia Towers
Mrs. Greenberg
Peggy Gormley
Mr. Greenberg
Peter Newman
Greta Greenberg
Greta Kline
Professor
Melissa Meyer
Student with Puppets
Benjamin Smolen
Mr. Simic
Michael Countryman
Pretty Girl
Alexandra Daddario
Jeb Gelber
Nico Baumbach
Ms. Lemon
Maryann Plunkett
Hector
Hector Otero
School Therapist
Ken Leung
Nurse
Jo Yang
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited)
Jonathan Baumbach
Valet (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Britta Phillips
Student (uncredited)
Bobby Shue
Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Dean Wareham