Reviews for The Squid and the Whale

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7.0 / 10 1h 21min

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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Review by ElectricElk

awfully good -- they do not get much better

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Review by user606i1l44jjh

Great Movie! With a lot of substance and meaning

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Review by user475xgyzrkb2

Amazing- Loved every second of it

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Review by SolarSailor

Catharsis as a child of divorce!

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Review by user8578wyv4l2e

Woody Allen for the 21st Century.

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Review by user834fbzqficg

Powerful, realistic, and funny-One of the best films of 05'

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Review by user777ywso1syo

An Interesting and Honest Look At Family Life.

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Review by user907rg8zb9a4

Not stupid. Not subtle. Superb.

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Review by EmeraldEchidna

Thoughtful meditation on the way a painful divorce can affect kids

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Review by user7680e8gstyp

A reminder that it is really hard to point fingers when it comes to divorce

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Review by user698v8zeyz8

Bittersweet Dramedy with Good Humor

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Review by user322t6rd33o7

Great script and a cast of champions

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Review by GlowingGopher

A Wes Anderson-style masterpiece of uncomfortable truthfulness

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Review by user502ipmz8lnc

Blackly, bleakly funny; stops when it runs out of things to say (thank god! - movies should do that more often)

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