# Movies like The Squid and the Whale

> Films most similar to The Squid and the Whale (2005) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-squid-and-the-whale-2005/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Margot at the Wedding](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/margot-at-the-wedding-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 5.8 · 316 votes · bittersweet, tender, unhinged
- **[The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-meyerowitz-stories-new-and-selected-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 6.5 · 1,269 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[While We're Young](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/while-we-re-young-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 6.0 · 1,188 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Greenberg](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/greenberg-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 5.9 · 621 votes · bittersweet, outsider, tender
- **[Kicking and Screaming](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kicking-and-screaming-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 6.2 · 236 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Frances Ha](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/frances-ha-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.3 · 1,812 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Juno](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/juno-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.1 · 7,609 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Proposal](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-proposal-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 7.1 · 7,427 votes · cozy
- **[Bridget Jones's Diary](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bridget-jones-s-diary-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 6.7 · 5,468 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[High School Musical](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/high-school-musical-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 6.5 · 4,774 votes · cozy, playful

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