A Serious Man

Movie

2009

1h 46m

English

Comedy, Drama

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6.9

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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.

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A Serious Man

Movie

2009

1h 46m

English

Comedy, Drama

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Cast

Larry Gopnik

Uncle Arthur

Sy Ableman

Judith Gopnik

Danny Gopnik

Sarah Gopnik

Mr. Brandt

Mitch Brandt

Clive Park

Danny's Reefer Buddy

Mike Fagle

Arlen Finkle

Rabbi Marshak

Mrs. Samsky

Rabbi Nachtner

Dr. Sussman

Friend at the Picnic

Clive's Father

Shtetl Husband

Shtetl Wife

Dybbuk?

Hebrew School Teacher

Raye Birk

Dr. Shapiro

Jane Hammill

Larry's Secretary

Claudia Wilkens

Marshak's Secretary

Directed By: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Written By: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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capeachino-deleted-1596029400 says...

10 years ago

This fucking film, I swear to god

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zxki says...

2 months ago

I really wish the opening sequence was the whole movie. It looked and played out insanely 'daydream' like. Almost like a cursed fairytale. However, that's where the fairytale ends. It flicks to the boring modern-day world, following a boring modern-day family. I understand that most of this is down to story and messages, tackling the serious questions of life, etc, but I had zero interest and my patience wore way too thin. Especially after having such a great opening. Unlike most Coen projects, there was no fun or mystery we could grab onto so I turned it off after the halfway mark.

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independentmovieloverrr says...

3 years ago

funny and devasteting at same time i hope dont end up like the protagonist

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manicure says...

2 years ago

Black comedy in usual Coen brothers fashion on the daily disgraces of a common Jewish family man in the 60s. There seems to be an underlying theme about interpreting and coping with the chaos of reality, but honestly, I just found the movie to be excruciatingly boring if not for a few impressive shots and quirky set pieces.

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Mitzle-deleted-1476635645

10/10 9 years ago

"A Serious Man" by the Coen Bros. The story revolves around a Jewish man looking for guidance while everything around him starts slipping through his fingers. He's basically a bitch and just doesn't know how to deal with things.

The movie has a lot of a awkward and dark humor and More

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Bradym03

10/10 4 years ago

Sy Ableman: "I'm a serious man, Larry."

'A Serious Man' has to be the Coen Brothers most unappreciated movie when it comes to naming the Coen Brothers best movies, and yes there's plenty of outstanding movies from them, but lets not overlook movies such as this. The Coen B More

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Cb Uppercut

CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10 6 years ago

What's the point? Is a question " A Serious Man" dives into, Are there consquences to our actions? Do we control our own fate and what happens to us? Im not sure how to feel about this movie the acting is great, the score is really good and the movie is indecisive. It has this constant b More

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