A Serious Man

A Serious Man

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 30, 2009

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.

A Serious Man

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 30, 2009

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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers StudioCanal, Mike Zoss Productions, Relativity Media, Focus Features, Working Title Films
Original title A Serious Man
Directors Thomas Johnston, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writers Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Cast

Michael Stuhlbarg

as Lawrence 'Larry' Gopnik

Richard Kind

as Uncle Arthur Gopnik

Fred Melamed

as Sy Ableman

Sari Lennick

as Judith Gopnik

Aaron Wolff

as Danny Gopnik

Jessica McManus

as Sarah Gopnik

Adam Arkin

as Don Milgram

George Wyner

as Rabbi Nachtner

Peter Breitmayer

as Mr. Brandt

Brent Braunschweig

as Mitch Brandt

David Kang

as Clive Park

Jon Kaminski Jr.

as Mike Fagle

Ari Hoptman

as Arlen Finkle

Alan Mandell

as Rabbi Marshak

Amy Landecker

as Mrs. Vivienne Samsky

Simon Helberg

as Rabbi Scott Ginsler

Katherine Borowitz

as Mimi Nudell

Michael Lerner

as Solomon Schlutz

Benjamin Portnoe

as Danny's Reefer Buddy

Fyvush Finkel

as Traitl Groshkover

Steve Park

as Clive's Father

Jane Hammill

as Larry's Secretary

Claudia Wilkens

as Marshak's Secretary

Raye Birk

as Dr. Len Shapiro

Punnavith Koy

as Physics Nerd (uncredited)

Joel Thingvall

as Physics Student

Amanda Day

as Physics Student