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.

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

Juliet, an astrophysicist, struggles to acclimate back to society after the passing of her husband. The film follows her during a series of encounters on the one year anniversary of his death.