The Squid and the Whale
Summary: Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Runtime: 1 h 21 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,500,000
Domestic: $ 7,372,734
International: $ 3,725,397
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