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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 30, 2009
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$31,400,000
National Board of Review Awards
Best Original Screenplay
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Screenplay
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Cast
Michael Stuhlbarg
Larry Gopnik
Richard Kind
Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed
Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick
Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff
Danny Gopnik
Jessica McManus
Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer
Mr. Brandt
Brent Braunschweig
Mitch Brandt
David Kang
Clive Park
Benjamin Portnoe
Danny's Reefer Buddy
Jack Swiler
Boy on Bus
Andrew S. Lentz
Cursing Boy on Bus
Jon Kaminski Jr.
Mike Fagle
Ari Hoptman
Arlen Finkle
Alan Mandell
Rabbi Marshak
Amy Landecker
Mrs. Samsky
George Wyner
Rabbi Nachtner
Michael Tezla
Dr. Sussman
Katherine Borowitz
Friend at the Picnic
Steve Park
Clive's Father
Allen Lewis Rickman
Shtetl Husband
Yelena Shmulenson
Shtetl Wife
Fyvush Finkel
Dybbuk?
Ronald Schultz
Hebrew School Teacher
Raye Birk
Dr. Shapiro
Jane Hammill
Larry's Secretary
Claudia Wilkens
Marshak's Secretary
Simon Helberg
Rabbi Scott
Adam Arkin
Divorce Lawyer
James Cada
Cop #1
Michael Lerner
Solomon Schlutz
Charles Brin
Hebrew School Principal
Michael Engel
Torah Blesser
Tyson Bidner
Magbiah
Phyllis Harris
Hebrew School Tea Lady
Piper Sigel-Bruse
D'vorah
Hannah Nemer
Sarah's Friend
Rita Vassallo
Law Firm Secretary
Warren Keith
Dick Dutton (voice)
Neil Newman
Cantor
Tim Russell
Detective #1
Jim Lichtscheidl
Detective #2
Wayne A. Evenson
Russell Krauss
Scott Thompson Baker
Sci-Fi Movie Hero
Landyn Banx
Physics Student (uncredited)
Punnavith Koy
Physics Nerd (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall
Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Amanda Day
Physics Student (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Ethan Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Director
Thomas Johnston
Script Supervisor
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
Terrence B. Zinn
Second Second Assistant Director
Bac DeLorme
Second Assistant Director
Production
Ethan Coen
Producer
Joel Coen
Producer
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer
Rachel Tenner
Casting
Robert Graf
Executive Producer
Robert Graf
Unit Production Manager
Cheryl Kurk
Production Accountant
Tyson Bidner
Location Manager
Debbie DeLisi
Extras Casting
Amelia Rasche McCarthy
Casting Associate
Karen Ruth Getchell
Production Supervisor
Rachael Lin Gallaghan
Production Coordinator
Kat Donahue
Assistant Location Manager
Chris Cloud
Location Assistant
Aaron Greenwood
Extras Casting Assistant
Kati Batchelder
Extras Casting Assistant
Anne Healy
Assistant Location Manager
Kris Barberg
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cate Honzl
Art Department Production Assistant
Editing
Ethan Coen
Editor
Joel Coen
Editor
Katie McQuerrey
Associate Editor
Emma Gaffney
First Assistant Editor
Sound
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Craig Berkey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Phil Barrie
First Assistant Sound Editor
Byron Wilson
Dialogue Editor
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joel Dougherty
Foley Editor
George A. Lara
Foley Mixer
Peter F. Kurland
Sound mixer
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Greg Orloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Johnna Chism
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Zimbicki
Utility Sound
Chris C. Benson
Utility Sound
Writing
Camera
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Roger Deakins
Camera Operator
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
Key Grip
Wilson Webb
Still Photographer
Andy Harris
First Assistant Camera
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
Bruce Hamme
Dolly Grip
Michael Lindquist
Second Assistant Camera
Darin Spring
Grip
Cole Koehler
Camera Loader
Maria Juranic
Camera Production Assistant
Matt Olson
Camera Production Assistant
Joseph Gallup
Grip
Scott Jolstad
Grip
David Pope
Grip
Art
Jess Gonchor
Production Design
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Maria Baker
Set Designer
Deborah Jensen
Art Direction
Jeff Schoen
Assistant Art Director
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Keith Walters
Property Master
Sarah Kruchowski
Swing
Matt Joyer
Swing
Quentin Matthys
Swing
John C. Cameron
Assistant Property Master
Jarrette Moats
Art Department Coordinator
Rob Walstead
Swing
Brian J. Simpson
Swing
Gregory Hill
Graphic Designer
Ryan Tallant
Swing
Chris Thickins
Swing
Mark Har
Location Scout
Costume & Make-Up
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Department Head
Fríða Aradóttir
Hair Department Head
Scott Troha
Dresser
Lori DeLapp
Costume Supervisor
Nikki Fallenstein
Set Costumer
Mary Flaa
Makeup Department Head
Jenny Eagan
Assistant Costume Designer
Joan Lee
Costume Assistant
Virginia Burton
Costume Supervisor
Carrie Messina
Assistant Makeup Artist
Scott Nordhausen
On Set Dresser
Jane E. Williams
Key Costumer
Melissa Seitzer
Set Costumer
Cerah Tymoshuk
Costume Assistant
Dianna Rochelle Johnson
Assistant Hairstylist
Crew
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Danny Downey
Stunts
Catherine Farrell
Post Production Supervisor
Alexandre Cancado
Compositor
Justin Johnson
Digital Effects Supervisor
Christien Tinsley
Makeup Effects
Larz Anderson
Special Effects Coordinator
Joey Sila
Compositor
Payam Shohadai
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Eric D. Howell
Stunts
James Waterson
Compositor
Jared Simeth
Compositor
Timothy O'Toole
Video Assist Operator
Oliver Arnold
CG Supervisor
Lighting
Peter Clemence
Key Rigging Grip
Bill O'Leary
Chief Lighting Technician
Kevin Karpinski
Electrician
Edward Cohen
Electrician
Tom Franchett
Rigging Gaffer
Joseph Grimaldi
Best Boy Electric
Tristan Allen
Rigging Grip
Peter Von Grossman
Rigging Grip
Travis Hottinger
Electrician
Craig Hanson
Electrician
Jeff Villars
Electrician
James Farrell
Rigging Grip
Visual Effects