A Serious ManOverview and Synopsis

  • A Serious Man
  • Opened October 2, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 45 min.
  • R
    language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence
  • Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a physics professor at a 1960s university, and his life is coming apart at the seams. His wife (Sari Lennick) is leaving him, his jobless brother (Richard Kind) has moved in, and someone is trying to sabotage his Read More
  • Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Adam Arkin
  • Director: Ethan Coen
  • Genres: Black Comedy, Period Film, Comedy

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  • A scene from "A Serious Man."
  • Fred Melamed as Sy Ableman and Sari Lennick as Judith Gopnik in "A Serious Man."
  • Michael Stuhlbarg as Larry Gopnik and Fred Melamed as Sy Ableman in "A Serious Man."

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  • Michael Stuhlbarg at the New York premiere of "A Serious Man."
  • Sari Lennick at the New York premiere of "A Serious Man."
  • Fred Melamed at the New York premiere of "A Serious Man."

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  • A Serious Man
    by ddworski

    Jewish film version of the TV show "The Wonder Years." If you're Jewish & you grew up in American suburbia during the 1960s and 70s, you'll understand the humor. Jewish or not, the storly line is...Read More

  • Work out your Jewish angst someplace else!
    by dlsmith621

    As a Jewish guy who grew up in a suburban Jewish area and was a teenager in the late 60s, my reaction was -- OY!!! Way too many stereotypes, little point, a disheveled mess. The Coens should work...Read More

  • Memorable, Food for Thought
    by Baryn

    The final shot of A Serious Man will stay with me for a long, long time. Beautifully made film. The rest of the movie plays out somewhat like a less epic, more Jewish and depressing "American...Read More

  • Different
    by mike649

    Different. A bit long but interesting....Read More

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A Serious Man Critic Reviews

  • "A Serious Man is not exactly a happy story, but one of the things that makes it as involving as it is is the formidible filmmaking skill the Coens have honed in more than 25 years of collaboration." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...a wonderfully odd, bleakly comic and thoroughly engrossing film." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "A Serious Man is the kind of picture you get to make after you've won an Oscar. Precision is the name of the game in the writing, camera placement, editing, music choices and pitch of the performances." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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