Is A Serious Man one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Serious Man sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Serious Man scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Serious Man end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Serious Man violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Serious Man easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Serious Man

Name: A Serious Man
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff

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Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Produced by Focus Features, StudioCanal

2009106 min6.7 / 10

A darkly comic meditation on moral chaos and spiritual uncertainty, following a physics professor's unraveling life as he seeks meaning and guidance in a world that offers neither.

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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Questions people ask

Is A Serious Man one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Is A Serious Man sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is A Serious Man scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does A Serious Man end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is A Serious Man violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Serious Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.