A Serious Man

2009 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 153,779 VOTES · DIR. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,230 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:56 Dora!
00:15:47 Very difficult.
00:18:07 Yeah, I'll be out in a minute!
00:21:43 - A what? - A ritual divorce.
00:25:14 Do you think this is some secret?
00:33:17 even though it will carry no weight in our decision
00:36:18 Nothing.
00:38:39 Really, to keep things on an even keel
00:41:01 - Passing grade? - Yes.
00:44:32 I feel like the carpet's been yanked out from under me.
00:47:15 The boss isn't always right, but he's always the boss.
00:50:00 Dave Sieglestein and Solomon Schultz bill at 110.
00:54:02 Well, thank you. But I...
00:56:54 the honest answer is, I don't know.
01:00:06 Seven digits. A phone number, maybe?
01:02:48 Why does he make us feel the questions
01:05:43 The Meticulous really works!
01:08:33 Well, that's too bad.
01:11:52 Oh. Okay.
01:15:51 I just figured that this would sound better. I don't know.
01:19:15 No, it's okay. We don't need to know.
01:24:03 Arthur! You've got to pull yourself together!
01:33:16 is found
01:39:50 Fagle, I got your...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,230
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:00:56
Final line01:39:50

Production Record

DirectorEthan Coen, Joel Coen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$31,400,000
IMDb votes153,779