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Noah Baumbach
Director 56 years old

Noah Baumbach

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American filmmaker. He received Academy Award nominations for writing his films The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Marriage Story (2019), both of which he also directed, while the former garnered him one of the few screenwriters to... Read full bio →

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11 titles
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

Noah Baumbach 2025 2h 12m 6.0

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.

White Noise

White Noise

Noah Baumbach 2022 2h 16m 6.0

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

Marriage Story

Marriage Story

Noah Baumbach 2019 2h 17m 7.8

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

Mistress America

Mistress America

Noah Baumbach 2015 1h 24m 7.0

A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.

De Palma

De Palma

Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow 2015 1h 48m

An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.

While We're Young

While We're Young

Noah Baumbach 2014 1h 37m 7.5

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

Frances Ha

Frances Ha

Noah Baumbach 2012 1h 26m 7.9

Shot in black and white, Frances Ha is about an aspiring dancer (co-writer Greta Gerwig) who moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks. From director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg).

Greenberg

Greenberg

Noah Baumbach 2010 1h 47m 6.3

A New Yorker moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.

Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

Noah Baumbach 2007 1h 31m 5.7

Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Noah Baumbach 2005 1h 21m 7.6

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 1980's.

Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

Noah Baumbach 1995 1h 36m 7.0

A bunch of guys hang around their college for months after graduation, continuing a life much like the one before graduation.

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