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A Serious Man

2009 · Film · 106 min

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Plot

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. He scrambles to find a semblance of meaning as he loses control of nearly every aspect of his life.

About A Serious Man

A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith. A Serious Man received widespread critical acclaim, including a place on both the American Film Institute's and National Board of Review of Motion Pictures's Top 10 Film Lists of 2009. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and Stuhlbarg was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Since its release, it has been widely considered one of the Coen brothers' best films and one of the greatest films of the 21st century.

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Cast

  • Michael StuhlbargLarry Gopnik
  • Richard KindUncle Arthur
  • Fred MelamedSy Ableman
  • Sari LennickJudith Gopnik
  • Aaron WolffDanny Gopnik
  • Jessica McManusSarah Gopnik
  • Peter BreitmayerMr. Brandt
  • Brent BraunschweigMitch Brandt
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