A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers. The film follows Larry Gopnik, a Jewish professor living in 1967 Minnesota, as he struggles to make sense of the chaos in his life.
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The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are American filmmakers. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).