A Serious Man

  • 2010


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Average Rating 4.1/5
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4.2
A Serious Man is wholly a Coen brothers movie, in that its full of exaggerated characters and comic cruelty, anchored to a way of looking at the world .. Av Club
4.5
And yet theres something sweet and even a little heartening about the movie, too. Av Club
4.5
Because, like much of the Coens best work, what makes A Serious Man so mesmerising is the feeling that youre watching something without a clue as to w .. Den Of Geek
4.0
The Coen brothers have made one of their best and most personal movies. It is rich with ideas and contemplations and packed with the sort of existenti .. Austin Chronicle
5.0
The Coens nod at some familiar stylistic tropes florid swearing, sexual euphemism, crusty, aged characters but the films potency is rooted in quiet pr .. Time Out
4.5
The earnest figure of the Coens title is Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg), a midwestern physics professor whose model, middle class in the 60s life is splitti .. Screen Daily
4.5
In this updated Job story, Michael Stuhlbarg plays Larry Gopnik, a middle aged Jewish physics professor who doesnt know how good hes got it until his .. Collider
0.5
This subplot, like the parable, ties to the themes of the film but doesnt contribute to the progression of Larrys arc. Collider
5.0
This isnt a laugh laugh movie, but a wince wince movie. Those can be funny, too. Rogerebert
3.0
It adds up to a very strange film: a precisely recalled anthology of migrant memories that eschews the passion and saliva of a Philip Roth novel, is s .. Telegraph
4.5
But even on a first viewing, even seen as entertainment and nothing more, A Serious Man is a black comedy that misses despair by about an inch, using .. Cinema Blend
2.5
The quickest way to get audiences on your side is to allow them to feel superior to the characters onscreen. Ny Daily News
3.8
Such is the mordant tone of this unknowable film about unknowability. Philly
3.5
The song is ultimately quoted as if it were scripture, and in the minds of the Coens, it may be.Dont you need somebody to love Philly
5.0
A thought provoking spiritual original by the Coen Brothers that salutes the mystery of God, the futility of seeking answers, and the need to live as .. Spirituality And Practice
1.5
If this were it, the movie would be no more than another dreary exercise in Coen Brothers sadism. Village Voice
4.5
This is the brothers most personal and most Jewish film, which doesnt stop it from being their most universal and one of their best. Sover
4.4
He does an admirable job of carrying it and turning it into black humor where he can, but its fairly easy to leave this film with a profound sense of .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Though Im guessing its snarky directors would be the last to admit this. Chicago Reader
3.8
Joel and Ethan Coen show how good they are at collecting their esoteric ideas and putting them on display in a meaningful way. Mark Reviews Movies
4.4
A Serious Man is a wonderfully odd, bleakly comic and thoroughly engrossing film. Usa Today
3.5
If there is a moral to this story, it is that trying to make sense of life is a foolish endeavor doomed to failure. Lariat
4.5
The first time you watch it, you enjoy the unpredictable ride youre on.The second time, you contemplate how all the pieces fit together. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Once the delight of an expectation defying punch line has abated, the same might be said to the filmmakers by their audience.What seems to matter most .. News Review
1.0
His boss at work informs him that there have been some letters arguing against his tenure, while one of his students, Clive Park (DAVID KANG), is tryi .. Screen It
5.0
You should pardon the cliche, but you dont have to be Jewish to like the new Coen brothers film. Independent
1.0
Enough already, you may think, but the story keeps burdening its protagonist with woes. Independent
4.4
But if youre expecting something warm and fuzzy, circa 1967, you dont know the Coens, and A Serious Man is no country for you. Rolling Stone
5.0
The Coens are such clever, observant filmmakers that they can bring out strong themes in fresh and often very funny ways that leave us entertained, sh .. Shadows On The Wall
5.0
The Coens might be having a good time riffing on their Jobs hyperbolic cluelessness, but for almost the first time in their careers, they have twined .. Pop Matters
4.0
A Serious Man is the Coens most personal film to date, a hugely enjoyable black comedy with a tightly constructed script and a terrific central perfor .. View London
5.0
This short horror film ends with spilled blood but no clear moral, setting the tone for a more modern but equally equivocal fable. News Day
3.8
What really matters is how artful and funny and cosmic it all is. Cs Monitor
5.0
A Serious Man is more than just a great Coen Brothers comedyits also a great comedy about Judaism, one that perfectly captures the complex mixture of .. Film Journal
5.0
Some have already labeled the film despicable.I think its Jewish Bergman and one of their very best movies a pitch black Old Testament farce in which .. Boston
4.5
Well, mostly it leads to ever bleaker comedy and the posing of more questions of the sort that are good for discussion long after the movie is overand .. Mountain X
5.0
Their latest, A Serious Man, is a slapstick meditation on divine intent, human yearning and the consolation of faith in an unfair, unpredictable unive .. Star Tribune
5.0
This film is at once laugh out loud funny and deeply serious, troubling and satisfying, warm and bleak, both respectful of the Jewish heritage and moc .. Guardian
5.0
Yet what follows is no headache, but a superb and intelligent comedy. Guardian
5.0
(A Serious Man could easily have been conceived as a sequel to that film, with Gopnik as a grown up Benjamin Braddock.).The Coens, though, dont quite .. Guardian
5.0
And that the Coens might even laugh at me for making such a statement makes it all the better. Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
2.0
The Coens film is so cynical and nihilistic that it consistently offers us parables which dont deliver any answers and leave Larry, and us, more and m .. Daily Mail
4.2
A Serious Man isnt perfect Im still grappling with the powerfully offbeat ending but its cathartic to see the Coens finally show you a bit of who they .. Ew
5.0
It may be that signature nihilism that keeps me from signing up unreservedly for the Coen brothers fan club.A Serious Man is an exquisitely realized w .. Slate
5.0
And if we see a more exciting final shot of a movie this year, well eat our yarmulke.Admirably low key, deeply compelling and their warmest movie sinc .. Empire
2.5
Bleak and tedious, its an ambivalent memoir about Biblical adversity, filled with edgy, alienating angst. Susang Ranger
4.0
Dont go to A Serious Man expecting the big laughs and quotable lines of, say, The Big Lebowski; this movie is, while funny, a much more serious work. Common Sense Media
5.0
To be honest, I find myself wanting to resist the movie on philosophical grounds.Its hard to love a movie that makes you feel anxious and miserable, a .. Sf Gate
5.0
As a piece of moviemaking craft, A Serious Man is fascinating; in every other way, its intolerable.What happens in Minnesota has none of the warmth an .. New Yorker
4.4
Are the Coens jokers who tread on despair, or tragedians with a penchant for deaths head humor Slant Magazine
2.5
It is a valid, thought provoking tale of morality, but it is a shame that the screenplay, like Larry, does not pay enough attention to those around hi .. The Movie Boy
4.5
The Coens are going for the whole enchilada here mans search for meaning, the existence of God, pattern and randomness in the Universe, and the essent .. Reeling Reviews
4.5
In places the film is droll but melancholy.In others its hilarious yet heartbreaking. Flickfilosopher
4.0
Despite grappling with issues of faith, morality and tradition, A Serious Man is also full of dark humor, and those on the Coens jaded wavelength will .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
Daredevil season 3 showrunner on Fisks return, Thanos snap, and the three words everyone longs to hear: Welcome to Marvel Interview With Daredevil sea .. Total Film
4.4
Represents another change in course for the brothers, and it will reside in the upper echelon of their titles, although a little below the top. ReelViews
4.5
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
3.5
This unusual film, A Serious Man, written, produced and directed by the Coen brothers, received mixed reviews from other critics.It opens with a long .. The Atlantic
2.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
2.2
There are guffaw inducing bits of slapstick, but never any sense of which arcane aside or comic tone to believe. Coles Mithey
3.5
Every day something awful is bound to happen to Larry.With a twist. Herald Sun
2.5
Director John Hillcoat has infused The Road with a relentlessly downbeat sensibility that effectively captures the spirit of McCarthys grim tale, yet .. Reel Film
4.4
If you think the Coens are going to try and answer that question, you havent seen many of their movies.If you have, though, you know what to expect he .. Nj
4.0
Resolutely paced, impeccably staged and lensed, its comedy for people who can laugh at poetic car wrecks, obtuse rabbis, mysterious dental messages an .. The Star
5.0
Michael Stuhlbarg delivers Larry Gopnik as a man searching for not only meaning but a sense of worth. Urban Cine File
4.0
On some level, the Coens flippancy is self protective. But theres fascination and pleasure in their trick of constructing a film like a theorem where .. The Age
3.0
There is plenty of wry, sardonic humor, much of it based on the peculiarities of Jewish convention and stereotypes within the secular atmosphere of Am .. Varia Gate
4.0
Ultimately, how you feel about A Serious Man depends on whether youre the type to laugh in the face of adversity, or like Larry, bottle up the frustra .. Digital Spy
5.0
The film conveys a vivid sense of time and place, and much of the excellently chosen cast are semi professional locals recruited from the filming loca .. New York Post
4.5
Its cinema at its best, leaving your mind in motion long after the final credits have rolled. Abc
4.2
The film is endlessly clever and funny sometimes laugh out loud funny, sometimes simmering funny with lines and moments that creep up on you for extra .. Cleve Land
4.5
Maybe we place a bet on something greater than ourselves, in a life beyond the pain of living; maybe we simply admit to ourselvesthat there are things .. Ar Kansas Online
3.8
What can he do to appease the Almighty and let things be put to right again.And unfortunately for Larrywho simply wants to be a mensch, a serious man, .. Christianity Today
5.0
An absolute must see for anyone interested in fully appreciating the mindset and motivations of the charismatic militants who emerged to capture the c .. News Blaze
5.0
But nothing is as it seems in the Coen universe and thats what makes it so fascinating. Hollywood And Fine
3.8
Its a finely bewildering knockout punch, but not uncharacteristic for the movie, which opens with a five minute prologue showcasing a century old Yidd .. Brian Or Ndorf
5.0
Demanding repeat visits to savor its depth, debate its themes and let its final image sink deeper into the psyche, A Serious Man was one of 2009s grea .. The Filmy Ap
4.0
Filmgoers need to remember that movies often take everyday situations to the extreme. Hollywood Chicago
4.0
The film should build up to a spectacular ending but instead goes in a way thats fairly expected and predictable, which is somewhat disappointing. ComingSoon
4.0
Big screen unknown Stuhlbarg makes the perfect stooge (looking for a lead for your Eugene Levy biopic Sky
4.0
The Coens visual style is as precise, confident and eloquent as ever. Theres no excess. The hard, real surface of modern art combined with the slightl .. Sbs
4.0
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4.0
This weeks TLS October 19, 2018 The difficulties with Mark Twain; Woolf and Kandinsky; saving art from the Nazis; Baudrillard in the desert; the Swedi .. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.1
The only thing missing from the film which is frequently amusing but too bleak to be consistently laugh out loud funny is a genuine connection with it .. No La
3.0
Its a well made film, but many audiences will find it hard to engage with. Metro
3.0
When you see a film described as personal (as many have described this one), it usually means that its intensely intimate and autobiographical in its .. Dvd Talk
5.0
Joel and Ethan Coen love to play God; they put their characters through hell, torturing them endlessly and treating them with disdain before finally g .. Streaming Quickflix
4.0
This is probably even more true than usual in the case of A Serious Man, a film thats as difficult as it is brilliant. Future Movies
4.4
Its a rather refreshing experience and replaces the looming dread I feel every time I sit down to watch such a film. Cinema Sight
3.1
None of the anecdotal ideas go into any depth and there is no resolution to this slice of life family drama.The visual gags are repetitive and the F b .. Entertainment Spectrum
3.8
A Serious Man is both ironic and not, as the filmmaking duos latest is a borderline farce about a 1967 Midwestern Jewish familys disintegration that s .. Nicks Chager
3.5
Surprisingly entertaining and very relatable, A Serious Man introduces us to several hilarious characters who are each trying to grasp at Gopniks last .. Reel Talk Online
4.5
Its really bold to set a movie in the world of Jewish tradition. The people who understand this world will love it, and The Coens can do whatever they .. Can Mag
3.0
Sometimes they drop a challenging, worthwhile film that you wont ever want to watch again (Barton Fink).A Serious Man teeters closer to the latter tha .. Orlando Sentinel
4.5
It received Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Stream On Demand At Home
5.0
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4.4
Its unusual fare for the Coens, those arbiters of kitschy Americana and cinematic pastiche. Critics Notebook
2.5
But the Coens dont provide thrills, revelation, cathartic laughter or tears in A Serious Man. Articles Baltimore Sun
4.0
Frequently working in the screwball comedy and film noir genres, the Coen brothers have made films that toyed with generic conventions and delightfull .. Cinema Autopsy
4.3
But A Serious Man is distinct in the Coen canon for its aggressive theological inquiry. Looking Closer
3.0
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4.2
This is the gist but only the gist of A Serious Man, the latest film from brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, who have once again managed to construct a thr .. Blog Oregonlive
4.6
How many trials is one man expected to bear.One need only look back to Larrys biblical antecedent, Job, to know that the answer is many, many trials. D Cist
4.5
A Serious Man is exquisitely, perhaps even flawlessly, realized. If one were to say that the Coens have stopped evolving as filmmakers, it is only bec .. Brandon Fibbs
4.0
Its a film packed with great performances, especially from Stuhlbarg. Daily Record
5.0
Is there even a meaning to be found.The religious component of A Serious Man is its most interesting, a rare cinematic reflection by filmmaking brothe .. Washington Times
4.5
Time and time again, the wily filmmakers sprinkle the overarching storyline of the fall and decline of Larry Gopniks life (a masterful, wide ranging a .. James Wegg Review
4.5
Is there much point in speculating about the justice of the universe and the purpose of a good life if the movie youre in defines everything and every .. Bfi
4.0
A profoundly disturbing movie, all the more so because its so damned hilarious. I think its a great film; one that is finally worthy of all the hoopla .. Knight At The Movies
4.2
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5.0
Under the eccentric characters and cultural oddities and curve ball narrative is a film as painfully funny as it is profoundly and richly human, a tho .. Seanax
4.0
In Preston Sturgess Depression era comedies, you cheer for the characters. Louis Proyect Word Press
4.4
A Serious Man challenges head on some might big issues, including the meaning of it all Djardine Blogspot
4.5
Fans for any reason expecting a leapfrog over past achievements will be disappointed. Stop Smiling Online
4.5
Biblical and parabolic but doused in dry humour, A Serious Man is very watchable and enjoyable though, those expecting a Burn After Reading level of c .. Ign
3.5
The talent of the Coens is such that they make this film eminently watchable, absolutely enjoyable and utterly engaging despite the fact that its neve .. Blogs Smh
4.2
The Coens might not admit their intentions one way or the other, but this film is too lovingly crafted to be a simple emotional flip off. Edge United States



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