Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | France
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English | Yiddish | Hebrew
Director: Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Tagline:
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
Benjy Portnoe … Danny's Reefer Buddy (as Bejamin Portnoe)
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
Plot: A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won’t move out of the house.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations