An original and darkly humorous story from Directors Joel and Ethan Coen about one ordinary man's quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can't believe his life: His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won't move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior and mortality. Nominated for Best Motion Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Actor at the **Golden Globes.** *"Euphoric, sad and thoughtful all at once... The Coens have finished the noughties as America's pre-eminent filmmakers." - Peter Bradshaw, **The Guardian***