A Serious Man

★★★★★

Turkish title: Ciddi Bir Adam

“Accept mystery.”

2009 · 1 h 46 min

Directed by The Coen Brothers

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Cast

Michael Stuhlbarg

Plot

A physics professor looks for meaning.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Coens' bleak, funny parable of a man tormented by random misfortune is steeped in 1960s Jewish suburban life. It offers no answers, and its mix of comedy and dread is uniquely unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (160,209 votes)
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