The Squid and the Whale
Joint custody blows.
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.
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Worldwide
- $11M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
The Squid and the Whale returned 7.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $11M
- Release date
- Oct 5, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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