Direction: Noah Baumbach

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Noah Baumbach. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Direction Lorne Michaels · Dick Ebersol · Dave Wilson · Beth McCarthy-Miller

Cast Kevin Nealon · Horatio Sanz · Will Forte · Phil Hartman

Synopsis TV Series (1975-Present). "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun...

7.6

2K votes

7.6

2K votes

Marriage Story

2019 · Movie · 136 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Scarlett Johansson · Adam Driver · Laura Dern · Azhy Robertson

Synopsis A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.

7.2

29K votes

7.2

29K votes

Frances Ha

2012 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Greta Gerwig · Mickey Sumner · Adam Driver · Michael Esper

Synopsis In Frances Ha (2012), Frances Halladay, a 27-year-old aspiring dancer in New York City, navigates the ups and downs of adulthood with humor and resilience. As her best friend Sophie moves on with life, Frances struggles to find her footing—both...

6.9

10K votes

6.9

10K votes

De Palma

2015 · Documentary · 110 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach · Jake Paltrow

Cast Brian De Palma · Noah Baumbach

Synopsis This film grew out of spending time with De Palma for over ten years. It’s an intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s six decade long career, his life, and his filmmaking process.

6.6

601 votes

6.6

601 votes

The Squid and the Whale

2005 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Jeff Daniels · Laura Linney · Jesse Eisenberg · Owen Kline

Synopsis The Squid and the Whale (2005) is a poignant drama set in 1980s Brooklyn, following the intellectual but dysfunctional Berkman family as they navigate an acrimonious divorce. Parents Bernard, a self-absorbed novelist, and Joan, an emerging writer, struggle with their...

6.6

7K votes

6.6

7K votes

Mistress America

2015 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Greta Gerwig · Lola Kirke · Matthew Shear · Jasmine Cephas-Jones

Synopsis A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside down by her impetuous, adventurous soon-to-be stepsister. Tracy (Lola Kirke) is an uncool, unassuming and seemingly unremarkable 18-year-old college freshman having trouble adjusting to life at Colombia University. Unpopular and alienated from...

6.2

4K votes

6.2

4K votes

Kicking and Screaming

1995 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Eric Stoltz · Josh Hamilton · Catherine Kellner · Olivia d'Abo

Synopsis A group of recent college graduates hover around campus unable to cut the umbilical cord of academic life. After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead...

6.1

579 votes

6.1

579 votes

The Meyerowitz Stories

2017 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Adam Sandler · Ben Stiller · Dustin Hoffman · Grace Van Patten

Synopsis The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) follows the dysfunctional Meyerowitz family as they reunite in New York City. Estranged siblings Danny, Jean, and Matthew grapple with their complicated relationships with their self-absorbed, aging father, Harold, a once-aspiring artist. Through humor and heartache,...

6.0

6K votes

6.0

6K votes

While We're Young

2014 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Ben Stiller · Naomi Watts · Amanda Seyfried · Adam Driver

Synopsis In While We're Young (2014), a middle-aged documentary filmmaker, Josh, and his wife Cornelia feel stagnant in their lives until they befriend a free-spirited younger couple, Jamie and Darby. Drawn to their energy and creativity, Josh and Cornelia embrace a...

5.7

6K votes

5.7

6K votes

Mr. Jealousy

1997 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Annabella Sciorra · Eric Stoltz · Peter Bogdanovich · Bridget Fonda

Synopsis Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of Lester's slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant bestselling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out...

5.6

124 votes

5.6

124 votes

Greenberg

2010 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Ben Stiller · Greta Gerwig · Rhys Ifans · Juno Temple

Synopsis 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.

5.3

3K votes

5.3

3K votes

Margot at the Wedding

2007 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Nicole Kidman · Jack Black · Jennifer Jason Leigh · Ciarán Hinds

Synopsis Academy Award nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach brings to life a sharply observed portrait of a family in distress. An unflinchingly honest story about coming to terms with one's family and oneself, a journey that is both funny and heartbreaking.

5.2

3K votes

5.2

3K votes

White Noise

2022 · Movie · 136 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Adam Driver · Greta Gerwig · Don Cheadle · Jodie Turner-Smith

Synopsis White Noise tells the story of Jack, his fourth wife, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an “airborne toxic event,” a...

5.2

4K votes

5.2

4K votes

Highball

1997 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Eric Stoltz · Annabella Sciorra · Christopher Reed · Lauren Katz

Synopsis A newly married couple decides to improve their social life by throwing three great parties and inviting tons of people at their Brooklyn apartment. The film follows this pursuit over the course of a year.

4.8

36 votes

4.8

36 votes

Jay Kelly

2025 · Movie · United Kingdom

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast George Clooney · Laura Dern · Adam Sandler · Billy Crudup

Synopsis Plot details are being kept under wraps

Not rated

Not rated

Conrad & Butler Take a Vacation

2000 · Movie · 30 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Carlos Jacott · John Lehr

Synopsis When Conrad and Butler decide to take a vacation, things don't go quite as planned.

Not rated

Not rated