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 | 2.2373 |
Directed By
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Crew
Joel Coen
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Rachel Tenner
Roger Deakins
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Ellen Chenoweth
Robert Graf
Jess Gonchor
Carter Burwell
Ethan Coen
Deborah Jensen
Eric Fellner
Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Tim Bevan
Nancy Haigh
Mary Zophres
Fríða Aradóttir
Karen Ruth Getchell
Thomas Johnston
Jean Ann Black
Wilson Webb
Peter F. Kurland
Skip Lievsay
Craig Berkey
Greg Orloff
Larz Anderson
Jery Hewitt
Craig Berkey
Jarrette Moats
Jenny Eagan
Skip Lievsay
Betsy Magruder
Robert Graf
Bac DeLorme
Catherine Farrell
Matt Joyer
Quentin Matthys
Andy Harris
Michael Lindquist
Scott Troha
Eric D. Howell
Brian J. Simpson
Sarah Kruchowski
Chris Thickins
Keith Walters
Travis Hottinger
Maria Juranic
Katie McQuerrey
Emma Gaffney
Maria Baker
Rob Walstead
Ryan Tallant
Danny Downey
Cole Koehler
Tristan Allen
Cheryl Kurk
Roger Deakins
Cate Honzl
Matt Olson
Jeff Schoen
Gregory Hill
Bill O'Leary
Scott Nordhausen
Tom Franchett
Bruce Hamme
Nikki Fallenstein
Mitch Lillian
Peter Zimbicki
Joseph Grimaldi
Paul Candrilli
Chris C. Benson
Craig Hanson
Jane E. Williams
John C. Cameron
Kevin Karpinski
David Pope
James Farrell
Virginia Burton
Melissa Seitzer
Christien Tinsley
Terrence B. Zinn
Edward Cohen
Peter Clemence
Joseph Gallup
Scott Jolstad
Peter Von Grossman
Kris Barberg
Lori DeLapp
Darin Spring
Cerah Tymoshuk
Joan Lee
Carrie Messina
Randall L. Johnson
Jeff Villars
Dianna Rochelle Johnson
Mary Flaa
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
Amelia Rasche McCarthy
Katie Godwin
Alexandre Cancado
Kat Donahue
Debbie DeLisi
Aaron Greenwood
Todd Kasow
Joey Sila
George A. Lara
Mark Har
Chris Cloud
Joel Dougherty
Oliver Arnold
Anne Healy
Marko Costanzo
Timothy O'Toole
Randall Balsmeyer
Tyson Bidner
Johnna Chism
James Waterson
Kati Batchelder
Phil Barrie
Steven Swanson
Kenton Jakub
Jared Simeth
Payam Shohadai
Justin Johnson
Vincent Cirelli
Steve Griffith
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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