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A Serious Man

2009, comedy, drama

106 minutes

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.

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Cast

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Larry Gopnik

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Uncle Arthur

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Sy Ableman

Sari Lennick

Judith Gopnik

Aaron Wolff

Danny Gopnik

Jessica McManus

Sarah Gopnik

Peter Breitmayer

Mr. Brandt

Brent Braunschweig

Mitch Brandt

David Kang

Clive Park

Benjamin Portnoe

Danny's Reefer Buddy

Jack Swiler

Boy on Bus

Andrew S. Lentz

Cursing Boy on Bus

Jon Kaminski Jr.

Mike Fagle

Ari Hoptman

Arlen Finkle

Alan Mandell

Rabbi Marshak

Amy Landecker

Amy Landecker

Mrs. Samsky

George Wyner

George Wyner

Rabbi Nachtner

Michael Tezla

Dr. Sussman

Katherine Borowitz

Friend at the Picnic

Steve Park

Steve Park

Clive's Father

Allen Lewis Rickman

Shtetl Husband

Yelena Shmulenson

Shtetl Wife

Fyvush Finkel

Dybbuk?

Ronald Schultz

Hebrew School Teacher

Raye Birk

Dr. Shapiro

Jane Hammill

Larry's Secretary

Claudia Wilkens

Marshak's Secretary

Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

Rabbi Scott

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Divorce Lawyer

James Cada

Cop #1

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Solomon Schlutz

Charles Brin

Hebrew School Principal

Michael Engel

Torah Blesser

Tyson Bidner

Magbiah

Phyllis Harris

Hebrew School Tea Lady

Hannah Nemer

Sarah's Friend

Rita Vassallo

Law Firm Secretary

Warren Keith

Dick Dutton (voice)

Neil Newman

Cantor

Tim Russell

Tim Russell

Detective #1

Jim Lichtscheidl

Detective #2

Wayne A. Evenson

Russell Krauss

Scott Thompson Baker

Sci-Fi Movie Hero

Landyn Banx

Physics Student (uncredited)

Punnavith Koy

Physics Nerd (uncredited)

Joel Thingvall

Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)

Amanda Day

Amanda Day

Physics Student (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Jarrette Moats

Art department coordinator

Deborah Jensen

Art direction

Jeff Schoen

Assistant art director

Jess Gonchor

Jess Gonchor

Production design

Keith Walters

Property master

Nancy Haigh

Set decoration

Maria Baker

Set designer

Camera

Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

, camera operator

Wilson Webb

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Cerah Tymoshuk

Costume assistant

Joan Lee

Costume assistant

Mary Zophres

Mary Zophres

Costume design

Virginia Burton

Costume supervisor

Lori DeLapp

Costume supervisor

Crew

Larz Anderson

Special effects coordinator

Jery Hewitt

Jery Hewitt

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Director

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Director

Betsy Magruder

First assistant director

Thomas Johnston

Script supervisor

Bac DeLorme

Second assistant director

Editing

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Editor

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Editor

Lighting

Production

Rachel Tenner

Rachel Tenner

Casting

Ellen Chenoweth

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

Eric Fellner

Eric Fellner

Executive producer

Tim Bevan

Tim Bevan

Executive producer

Robert Graf

Executive producer, unit production manager

Tyson Bidner

Location manager

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Producer

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Producer

Rachael Lin Gallaghan

Production coordinator

Sound

Randall L. Johnson

Boom operator

Byron Wilson

Dialogue editor

James Morioka

Dialogue editor

Todd Kasow

Music editor

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original music composer

Craig Berkey

Craig Berkey

Sound designer, sound re-recording mixer

Greg Orloff

Sound re-recording mixer

Skip Lievsay

Skip Lievsay

Sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor

Writing

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

Writer

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Writer

Visual effects

Vincent Cirelli

Visual effects supervisor

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