“Accept mystery.”
A Serious Man
6.7
2,392 votes·2009
·1h 46m
·MovieComedyDrama
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.5x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
dreamsmidlife crisisprofessorminnesotadark comedyrabbibar mitzvahmarijuanamoralityjewish americanbriberyschool bus
Cast
Michael Stuhlbarg
Larry Gopnik
Richard Kind
Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed
Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick
Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff
Danny Gopnik
Jessica McManus
Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer
Mr. Brandt
Brent Braunschweig
Mitch Brandt
David Kang
Clive Park
Benjamin Portnoe
Danny's Reefer Buddy
Jack Swiler
Boy on Bus
Andrew S. Lentz
Cursing Boy on Bus
Jon Kaminski Jr.
Mike Fagle
Ari Hoptman
Arlen Finkle
Alan Mandell
Rabbi Marshak
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