A Serious Man Reviews

2009

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"A Serious Man" is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and "F-Troop" is on TV. 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 .. Read more

Starring	Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, George Wyner, Fyvush Finkel
Director	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Genres	Comedy

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- Towards the end of the Coen brothersâ âThe Big Lebowskiâ, a black-clad German complains that a situation isnât... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Walters
  - Time Out
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 05:56
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  Why can't I rent this?
  
  As far as I can tell the DVD distributors have entered into exclusive contracts with Blockbuster and large DVD retailers. This title will become available to ... read more »
  
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  - Ade Richardson
  - Manchester, England
  - 25 May 2010 at 11:48
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  Good and well worth a watch, but maybe...
  
  As per title, I thought this was good and well worth a watch, but if you're not a fan of the Coen brothers films it may not work for you.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- - SiSlayRD500
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  - Solihull
  - 03 Apr 2012 at 12:49
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  In the middle for them
  
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  The Coen brothers set a high standard and this falls just a bit short in my view. It is very Jewish which does not matter but because it is so autobiographical ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Jun 2011 at 09:38
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  not for me
  
  i can see why some people would like this film....if get the dak humour, dead pan faces etc but this film just isnt for me. couldnt wait for it to finish in the... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 06 Apr 2011 at 21:36
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  Genius Comedy..
  
  So I saw this film a couple of days ago called 'A Serious Man'. This film is the latest comedy from my favourite directorial duo, The Coen Brothers. ... read more »
  
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  - Jibbet10
  - 52 reviews
  - Chippenham
  - 20 Mar 2011 at 15:54
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  Strange start but persevere
  
  Actually quite frightened at the beginning and thought i had the wrong disk...stick with it though, its a Cohen brothers little jaffa. Lots of characters, some ... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 229 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Feb 2011 at 10:13
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  not available for rental - happy news
  
  Because I admire the writers/authors/producers so, and because this title cannot be rented, I bought it. Here is my summary of it :
  
  bleak bleak bleak... read more »
  
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  - FCAhound
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  - London & Norfolk
  - 06 Feb 2011 at 14:18
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  BrownPolar Verdict
  
  Those of us who have lived long enough know how hard it is to lead a decent life. Even when all the ingredients for a good life is there and when you are doing ... read more »
  
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- - BrownPolar
  - 46 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 19 Jan 2011 at 16:36
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  A Serious Man
  
  I rent very few films although have been a member for some time. Annoyed that one film I do choose cannot be rented!
  
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  - Ipswich
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 21:12
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  I'm A Free-Trialer on My First and Last Visit
  
  A mainstream movie that I can't rent? How many more of these have you got? Watch me cancel.
  
  Inflate to twenty words.
  
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  - UK
  - 28 Dec 2010 at 13:20
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  Not so much a review
  
  but a question.
  
  Why isn't this available for rental when you can buy it for £5 on Amazon?
  
  Seems rather silly.
  
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  - jbl
  - 2 reviews
  - England
  - 12 Dec 2010 at 07:58
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  Why can't I rent this?
  
  As far as I can tell the DVD distributors have entered into exclusive contracts with Blockbuster and large DVD retailers. This title will become available to ... read more »
  
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  - Ade Richardson
  - Manchester, England
  - 25 May 2010 at 11:48
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  When will this be available to rent
  
  Its a pretty poor show that I sign up to a rental service where I can't get the films I want to see!
  
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- - stormyuk
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  - Brough
  - 03 Aug 2010 at 21:57
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  A modern day Job type story!
  
  I'm not a fan of the Coen brothers: I have no idea how I have managed to see all their films but the only two that were remotely interesting for me was '... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 21 Nov 2009 at 13:40
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  Err...any chance of actually seeing this film?
  
  What kind of a marketing policy is it to not allow people who actually WANT to see this movie in DVD to be allowed to rent it? Not sure who the distributor is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Sep 2010 at 00:15
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  A Serious Shame
  
  You have to hand it to those Coen brothers, when they put their heads together they can always be counted on to turn out a really dissapointing film. The ... read more »
  
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  - patrick foley
  - Manchester
  - 05 Dec 2009 at 01:55
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  would love to see this
  
  Why oh why can't i rent this title! it's not the first time either it might be time for a move!!
  
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- - bottle
  - 76 reviews
  - Sutton Coldfield
  - 05 Apr 2010 at 19:24
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  Can we rent it please?
  
  Can't because you won't let us rent it, why????
  
  Can't because you won't let us rent it, why????
  
  Can't because you won... read more »
  
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- - BonkersJim
  - 1 review
  - Derby
  - 05 Nov 2010 at 20:59
- - 19
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  I'm A Free-Trialer on My First and Last Visit
  
  A mainstream movie that I can't rent? How many more of these have you got? Watch me cancel.
  
  Inflate to twenty words.
  
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- 949258
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 28 Dec 2010 at 13:20
- - 18
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  Not so much a review
  
  but a question.
  
  Why isn't this available for rental when you can buy it for £5 on Amazon?
  
  Seems rather silly.
  
  Report this review
- 946255
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - jbl
  - 2 reviews
  - England
  - 12 Dec 2010 at 07:58
- - 16
  - 0
  A Serious Man
  
  I rent very few films although have been a member for some time. Annoyed that one film I do choose cannot be rented!
  
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- 951972
- - a customer
  - Ipswich
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 21:12

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