Physics professor Larry Gopnik 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, and his kids are a mystery. 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. © 2009 Focus Features LLC. All Rights Reserved.