A Serious Man

A wry, unsettling plunge into one man's cascading misfortunes, mixing deadpan comedy with existential dread and a lingering sense of cosmic unfairness.

Directed by

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed

Tagline

Accept mystery.

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. He scrambles to find a semblance of meaning as he loses control of nearly every aspect of his life.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, absurd and satirical. Measured and demanding.

About

Faith, identity, family, isolation

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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