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A Serious Man

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.

2009 |1h 46m |  Comedy, Drama

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Cast

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Michael Stuhlbarg

Larry Gopnik

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Richard Kind

Uncle Arthur

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Fred Melamed

Sy Ableman

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Sari Lennick

Judith Gopnik

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Aaron Wolff

Danny Gopnik

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Peter Breitmayer

Mr. Brandt

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Ari Hoptman

Arlen Finkle

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Alan Mandell

Rabbi Marshak

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Amy Landecker

Mrs. Samsky

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George Wyner

Rabbi Nachtner

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Michael Tezla

Dr. Sussman

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Katherine Borowitz

Friend at the Picnic

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Steve Park

Clive's Father

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Allen Lewis Rickman

Shtetl Husband

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Yelena Shmulenson

Shtetl Wife

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Fyvush Finkel

Dybbuk?

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Raye Birk

Dr. Shapiro

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Jane Hammill

Larry's Secretary

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Simon Helberg

Rabbi Scott

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Adam Arkin

Divorce Lawyer

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Michael Lerner

Solomon Schlutz

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Charles Brin

Hebrew School Principal

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Warren Keith

Dick Dutton (voice)

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Tim Russell

Detective #1

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Scott Thompson Baker

Sci-Fi Movie Hero

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Punnavith Koy

Physics Nerd (uncredited)

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Amanda Day

Physics Student (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Hebrew, English, Italian, Yiddish

Budget

$7,000,000.00

Revenue

$31,400,000.00