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