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A Serious Man

A Serious Man

Oct 2, 2009
106 min
ComedyDrama
6.7/ 10
2,228 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
6.7/10
2,228 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
155,273 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
88/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000,000Production cost
Box Office$31,400,000Worldwide gross
Profit$24,400,000Profitable
ROI
+348.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$9,228,768Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 17 wins & 80 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Accept mystery."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$31,400,000

Production Companies

Focus FeaturesStudioCanalRelativity MediaWorking Title FilmsMike Zoss Productions

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