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