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Overview
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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Title information
- Type
- Movie
- Leaving date
- October 16, 2026
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Release year
- 2005
- Content rating
- RTMDB title rating · US
Runtime & credits
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Cast
- Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin, David Benger, Molly Barton, Bo Berkman, Matthew Kaplan, Simon Kaplan
- Director
- Noah Baumbach
- Writer
- Noah Baumbach
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Source strength
Public list- Last checked
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- Date meaning
- Date only confirmed · final watchable time unknown
- Applies to
- United States (US)
- Reference time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Verification evidence
- What's on Netflix US October 2026 leaving listChecked October 1, 2026
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