Squid and the Whale, The

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(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
directors:
Noah Baumbach
rating:7.70

See also: Comedy: Weather Man, The