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Mood:
- CleverWittyHumorousCynical
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Plot:
- Nothing Goes RightDown on Your LuckDysfunctional FamilySuburban LifeLife Turned Upside DownUnfulfillmentFamily ProblemsDisorder more...
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Genres:
- ComedyPeriodIndependent
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
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Place:
- MinnesotaSuburbsUniversityCampus
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- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Dark HumorDry Humor
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- Semi SeriousRealistic
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- Brief NudityDrugs/AlcoholProfanitySexual Content
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A Serious Man, 2009
English, Yiddish, Hebrew
USA
Profile of A Serious Man
The mood of A Serious Man is clever, witty, and cynical. The plot centers around a life turned upside-down, suburban life, and being down on your luck. It features dry humor and dark humor. A Serious Man is a comedy, independent, and period movie. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at a university and in the suburbs. A Serious Man is set in Minnesota. It happens in the 1960s. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that A Serious Man includes brief nudity, drugs/alcohol, and sexual content.
Summary of A Serious Man
Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a physics professor at a 1960s university, and his life is coming apart at the seams. His wife (Sari Lennick) is leaving him, his jobless brother (Richard Kind) has moved in, and someone is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure. Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis, but whether anyone can help him overcome his many afflictions remains to be seen.
Details
| Language: | English, Yiddish, Hebrew |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 26 September 2009 |
| Runtime: | 106 min |
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as Larry Gopnik
as Uncle Arthur
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- 20.September.2010
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- by: Patrick
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- 02.June.2010
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- by: Vic
- Vic rated this movie6/10Okay
