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: Ocean's Eleven