A Serious Man (2009)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $31,400,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.7362 |
Directed By
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Crew
Joel Coen
Joel Coen
Jess Gonchor
Joel Coen
Roger Deakins
Eric Fellner
Ethan Coen
Robert Graf
Carter Burwell
Tim Bevan
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen
Ellen Chenoweth
Rachel Tenner
Deborah Jensen
Ethan Coen
Thomas Johnston
Wilson Webb
Jean Ann Black
Karen Ruth Getchell
Nancy Haigh
Skip Lievsay
Fríða Aradóttir
Mary Zophres
Craig Berkey
Jarrette Moats
Jenny Eagan
Skip Lievsay
Jery Hewitt
Craig Berkey
Larz Anderson
Peter F. Kurland
Greg Orloff
Bac DeLorme
Robert Graf
Danny Downey
Eric D. Howell
Catherine Farrell
Michael Lindquist
Andy Harris
Betsy Magruder
Roger Deakins
Jeff Villars
Ryan Tallant
Chris C. Benson
Tom Franchett
Paul Candrilli
Tristan Allen
Cheryl Kurk
Gregory Hill
Bill O'Leary
Randall L. Johnson
Mitch Lillian
Darin Spring
Scott Troha
Scott Nordhausen
Keith Walters
Quentin Matthys
Peter Clemence
Joseph Gallup
Matt Joyer
Rob Walstead
Brian J. Simpson
Cate Honzl
Joseph Grimaldi
Cole Koehler
Sarah Kruchowski
John C. Cameron
Maria Juranic
Emma Gaffney
Jeff Schoen
Matt Olson
Chris Thickins
Peter Zimbicki
Travis Hottinger
David Pope
Katie McQuerrey
Maria Baker
Craig Hanson
Mary Flaa
Amelia Rasche McCarthy
Nikki Fallenstein
Cerah Tymoshuk
Joan Lee
Dianna Rochelle Johnson
Lori DeLapp
Melissa Seitzer
Aaron Greenwood
Peter Von Grossman
Kris Barberg
Edward Cohen
Virginia Burton
Christien Tinsley
Terrence B. Zinn
Kat Donahue
Mark Har
Kevin Karpinski
Bruce Hamme
Scott Jolstad
James Farrell
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
Joel Dougherty
Johnna Chism
Marko Costanzo
Jane E. Williams
Carrie Messina
Kati Batchelder
James Waterson
Steve Griffith
Chris Cloud
George A. Lara
Justin Johnson
Debbie DeLisi
Todd Kasow
Anne Healy
Kenton Jakub
Phil Barrie
Timothy O'Toole
Vincent Cirelli
Katie Godwin
Jared Simeth
Randall Balsmeyer
Joey Sila
Steven Swanson
Tyson Bidner
Oliver Arnold
Payam Shohadai
Alexandre Cancado
James Morioka
Byron Wilson
Michael Hatzer
TOP 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
Amy Landecker
Mrs. Samsky
George Wyner
Rabbi Nachtner
Michael Tezla
Dr. Sussman
Katherine Borowitz
Friend at the Picnic
Steve Park
Clive's Father
Allen Lewis Rickman
Shtetl Husband
Yelena Shmulenson
Shtetl Wife
Fyvush Finkel
Dybbuk?
Ronald Schultz
Hebrew School Teacher
Raye Birk
Dr. Shapiro
Jane Hammill
Larry's Secretary
Claudia Wilkens
Marshak's Secretary
Simon Helberg
Rabbi Scott
Adam Arkin
Divorce Lawyer
James Cada
Cop #1
Michael Lerner
Solomon Schlutz
Charles Brin
Hebrew School Principal
Michael Engel
Torah Blesser
Tyson Bidner
Magbiah
Phyllis Harris
Hebrew School Tea Lady
Piper Sigel-Bruse
D'vorah
Hannah Nemer
Sarah's Friend
Rita Vassallo
Law Firm Secretary
Warren Keith
Dick Dutton (voice)
Neil Newman
Cantor
Tim Russell
Detective #1
Jim Lichtscheidl
Detective #2
Wayne A. Evenson
Russell Krauss
Scott Thompson Baker
Sci-Fi Movie Hero
Landyn Banx
Physics Student (uncredited)
Punnavith Koy
Physics Nerd (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall
Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Amanda Day
Physics Student (uncredited)
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