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A Serious Man (2009)

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…seriously!

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

Director
Ethan Coen
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    Larry Gopnik Michael Stuhlbarg
  • Profile picture of Richard Kind
    Uncle Arthur Richard Kind
  • Profile picture of Fred Melamed
    Sy Ableman Fred Melamed
  • Profile picture of Sari Lennick
    Judith Gopnik Sari Lennick
  • Profile picture of Aaron Wolff
    Danny Gopnik Aaron Wolff
  • Profile picture of Peter Breitmayer
    Mr. Brandt Peter Breitmayer
  • Profile picture of Ari Hoptman
    Arlen Finkle Ari Hoptman
  • Profile picture of Alan Mandell
    Rabbi Marshak Alan Mandell

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