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Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Halley Feiffer, Anna Paquin
Bernard Berkman, the patriarch of an eccentric Brooklyn family, claims to have been a famous novelist but is now reduced to teaching. His wife Joan discovers a literary talent of her own, and it break...( read more
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I hate the expression 'Coming of Age' but I guess this is what this film is but it?s not just 'Coming of age' for the young characters, everyone has growing up to do in this very sweet and honest film!
Well done movie. awkward. Had hard time enjoying it fully but I suppose it's cause I used to smear semen all over the place myself when I was younger
One of the best movies of 2005. Very underrated and not known by most people. Should have won the Original Screenplay award at the Oscars, too. Noah Baumbach created an amazing film, here. Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney should also have been nominated for Oscars. This movie just b...( read more)
The Squid and the Whale examines the affects on two young boys after their parents decide to separate. It's a funny, honest and moving film but one that soends too much time echoing it's point. I enjoyed the ways the boys began to echo their parents but a lot of the time it felt ...( read more)
A little bit up its own ass (Wes Anderson style) but the movie is actually about a guy who is completely up his own ass so it's great that way. Cast is awesome. William Baldwin.
A family dramedy that never quite hit the spot but has a very nice cast (Jeff Daniels never stops to amaze me) and did not overstate its meaning and purpose. Also, it is interesting that the parents were behaving like kids and the opposite. All in all, a well drawn movie with a f...( read more)
great movie, this is the movie which i believe has a quite complicated depth, this is the type of movie that is not enough to be seen once, i believe im not get the whole idea of this movie yet..
just like, the quieter version of American Beauty.,witty and great performance from all the cast !
