Canada / Sep 12, 2009 / Toronto International Film Festival
Accept mystery.
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Serious Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | עִבְרִית, Italiano, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Focus Features, StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions |
| Official site | focusfeatures.com |
| Release date | 2 ottobre 2009 |
| Executive producer | Robert Graf, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan |
| Production | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Writer | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Casting | Rachel Tenner, Ellen Chenoweth |
| Editing | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Katie McQuerrey, Emma Gaffney, Michael Hatzer |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins, Wilson Webb, Andy Harris, Michael Lindquist, Maria Juranic, Cole Koehler, Matt Olson, Bruce Hamme, Mitch Lillian, Paul Candrilli, David Pope, Joseph Gallup, Scott Jolstad, Darin Spring |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 24, 2009 / Friars Club Comedy Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 27, 2009 / BFI London Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 07, 2009 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
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Sweden / Nov 19, 2009 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Oct 02, 2009 / R
Canada / Oct 16, 2009 / 18A
Thailand / Mar 04, 2010
Theatrical release
Denmark / Oct 09, 2009 / 15
United States / Nov 06, 2009 / R
Australia / Nov 19, 2009 / M
New Zealand / Nov 19, 2009
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Ireland / Nov 20, 2009 / 15A
United Kingdom / Nov 20, 2009 / 15
Italy / Dec 04, 2009
Sweden / Dec 25, 2009
Greece / Jan 07, 2010
Spain / Jan 08, 2010 / 16
France / Jan 20, 2010
Germany / Jan 20, 2010 / 12
Netherlands / Jan 21, 2010 / 12
Austria / Jan 22, 2010
Portugal / Feb 18, 2010 / M/16
Brazil / Feb 19, 2010 / 16
Russia / Feb 24, 2010 / R
Argentina / Feb 25, 2010
South Korea / Mar 25, 2010 / 15
Lithuania / Apr 09, 2010
Estonia / Apr 30, 2010
Digital
Switzerland / Jan 20, 2010 / 16
Poland / Jun 11, 2010 / 16
Czechia / Jul 04, 2010 / 15+
Hungary / Nov 04, 2010 / 16
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Japan / Feb 26, 2011 / R18+
Physical media
Netherlands / Mar 12, 2010 / 12 / Blu ray
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