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A Serious Man (2009)

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Reviews Counted:190

Fresh:168

Rotten:22

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: Blending dark humor with profoundly personal themes, the Coen brothers deliver what might be their most mature -- if not their best -- film to date.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence

Runtime: 1 hr. 45 min.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Theatrical Release: Oct 2, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $9.2M

Synopsis: A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him... A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won't move out of the house. [More]

Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick

Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Adam Arkin, Amy Landecker, Alan Mandell, Fyvush Finkel, Allen Lewis Rickman, Yelena Shmulenson, Peter Breitmayer, Brent Braunschweig, Simon Helberg, David Kang, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Ari Hoptman, Michael Tezla, George Wyner, Michael Lerner, Benjamin Portnoe, Jon Kaminski Jr., Ronald Schultz, Raye Birk, Charles Brin, Stephen Park, James Cada, Jane Hammill, Benjy Portnoe

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Distributor: Focus Features

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[A] film to be intuitively understood on an almost gut level and discussing it at length later to unravel its nuances is part of the pleasure of seeing such a film.

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In terms of putting a protagonist through the wringer, the directors haven't been quite this cruel since Barton Fink, a film which shares A Serious Man's penchant for extremely black - actually, make that bleak - humor.

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Jul 4, 2010
Ian Buckwalter
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A Serious Man is several barrels full of laughs. But it's as serious-minded about suffering and misfortune as any film I've seen.

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May 11, 2010
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
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The Coens the way I like them. This is their second best film after The Man Who Wasn't There.

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Apr 2, 2010
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In this Coen brothers comedy, a good-hearted, Midwestern family man finds his life unraveling at work and at home although he's done nothing to deserve it.

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Mar 25, 2010
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Moving Pictures Magazine

Una farsa genial, con aires de tragedia, que resulta en una brillante alegoría sobre la condición humana. Una más para el podio de lo mejor de los Coen.

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Mar 1, 2010
Enrique Buchichio
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