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White Noise

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White Noise

"You can’t hear it if it's everywhere."

2022

2h 16m

5.6(819 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Heyday Films

A24

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Jack Gladney

Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Babette Gladney

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Murray Siskind

Raffey Cassidy

Raffey Cassidy

Denise Gladney

Sam Nivola

Sam Nivola

Heinrich Gladney

May Nivola

May Nivola

Steffie Gladney

Jodie Turner-Smith

Jodie Turner-Smith

Winnie Richards

André 3000

André 3000

Elliot Lasher

Sam Gold

Sam Gold

Alfonse

Carlos Jacott

Carlos Jacott

Grappa

Creative team

Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Written by: Noah Baumbach
Produced by: Uri Singer
David Heyman

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