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67% Critic Match
A Serious Man
“Accept mystery.”
6.7 / 10• 2009• 1h 46m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
Cast & Crew
Michael Stuhlbarg
Larry Gopnik
Lead
Richard Kind
Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed
Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick
Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff
Danny Gopnik
JM
Jessica McManus
Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer
Mr. Brandt
BB
Brent Braunschweig
Mitch Brandt
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ethan Coen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Serious Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
