A Serious Man

Is A Serious Man right for your family?

Movie 2009 106 min

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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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 16 (BR)

Likely present: Romance & relationshipsFamily themesHeavy emotional content

The comedy and drama genres, along with the theme of separation, suggest emotional and family content.

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