Download Squid and the Whale, The
(comedy, drama)
The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney's character begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, Daniels' character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing..
actors:
Owen Kline | as Frank Berkman |
Jeff Daniels | as Bernard Berkman |
Laura Linney | as Joan Berkman |
Jesse Eisenberg | as Walt Berkman |
William Baldwin | as Ivan |
David Benger | as Carl |
Anna Paquin | as Lili |
Molly Barton | as Graduate Student |
Bo Berkman | as Graduate Student |
Matthew Kaplan | as Graduate Student |
Simon Kaplan | as Graduate Student |
Matthew Kirsch | as Graduate Student |
Daniella Markowicz | as Graduate Student |
Elizabeth Meriwether | as Graduate Student |
Ben Schrank | as Graduate Student |
Noah Baumbach
rating:7.70
See also: Comedy: Night at the Museum
See also Comedy Confetti