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Release Date:
Friday, October 2, 2009 Limited
language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence
Plot: What's the story about?
The new film from Academy Award-winning writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job. While his wife and Sy Ableman blithely make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university. Also, a graduate student seems to be trying to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?
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Who stars in A Serious Man: Cast List
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Who's making A Serious Man: Crew List
A look at the A Serious Man behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joel Coen last directed The Tragedy of MacBeth and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The film's writer Joel Coen last wrote The Tragedy of MacBeth and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
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Production: What we know about A Serious Man?
Key Facts
- The movie will shoot this summer after the brothers complete work on "Burn After Reading", starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt (05/25/07).
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
A Serious Man Release Date: When was the film released?
A Serious Man was a Limited release in 2009 on Friday, October 2, 2009 in around 6 theaters. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including The Invention of Lying, Toy Story 2 in 3-D and Whip It!.
As a Limited release, A Serious Man will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.
A Serious Man DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
A Serious Man was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 .