A Serious Man (2009) [R]

Release Date:
September 30, 2009

Original Title:
A Serious Man

Alternate Titles:
Egy komoly ember
Serious Man, A
Um Homem Sério
Un Tipo Serio
Ενας Σοβαρός Ανθρωπος
正经好人
非常憨男离奇失婚
시리어스 맨

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Focus Features
Mike Zoss Productions
Relativity Media
StudioCanal
Working Title Films

Production Countries:
France | United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 16  CA: 18A  CH: 16  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  DK: 15  ES: 16  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 15A  JP: R18+  KR: 15  NL: 12  PL: 16  PT: M/16  RU: R  US: R 

Runtime: 106

…seriously!

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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