A Serious Man (2009)

Directed by

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

France, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 2,398 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish physics professor in 1967 Minnesota sees his life fall apart through a series of personal and professional disasters. He seeks answers from various rabbis as his faith is tested.

bleakdarkly comiccerebralunsettlingslow-burntensemelancholicabsurdist

What happens

A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith. A Serious Man received widespread critical acclaim, including a place on both the American Film Institute's and National Board of Review of Motion Pictures's Top 10 Film Lists of 2009. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and Stuhlbarg was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Since its release, it has been widely considered one of the Coen brothers' best films and one of the greatest films of the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)
• Naomi (2010)
• The White Ribbon (2009)
• Ultimatum (2009)
• Chéri (2009)
• Jump! (2007)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
• Life During Wartime (2009)