A Serious Man

Minneapolis suburbs, autumn, a spinning dreidel. A professor's life unravels, his wife packs, an obnoxious acquaintance waits. The Coens find humor in existential crisis.

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Joel Coen directed A Serious Man in 2009. See Joel Coen's full filmography, where to start with Joel Coen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Joel Coen.

A Serious Man was released in 2009 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.