You Can Count On Me may look like it belongs on the small screen, but the movie surprises with its simple yet affecting story. Beautifully acted and crafted, the movie will simply draw you in. Read critic reviews
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You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Your Future at the Bank
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Goodbye, Uncle Terry
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Rudy Meets His Father
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - I F***ed My Boss
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - I Think You Should Leave
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Can I Ask You A Personal Question?
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Meeting Uncle Terry
You Can Count on Me: Official Clip - Serving Some Time
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Sammy is a single mother who is extremely protective of her 8-year old son. She is satisfied with living in the small town she grew up in and working in a local bank. When her brother Terry visits he fits the void in the life of both her and her son. Temporarily free of the constraints of single motherhood she begins to break free of her normal routine. In a string of traumatic events Sammy is torn between helping her brother and her maternal instinct to protect her son from getting hurt.
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Rating: R (Scene of Sexuality|Language|Some Drug Use)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Kenneth Lonergan
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Producer: Barbara De Fina, John Hart, Larry Meistrich, Jeff Sharp
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Writer: Kenneth Lonergan
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $9.2M
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Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Production Co: Crush Entertainment, Shooting Gallery, Cappa Productions, Hart Sharp Productions
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Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby EX
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo are what make "You Can Count On Me" such an enjoyable movie. There is great chemistry between the two and their performances really enhance and deepen their characters. Kenneth Lonergan's direction isn't very impressive and his script isn't perfect, but there are moments of greatness in between moments of mediocrity. The end result is a film that is well-meaning and slightly sappy, but not maudlin or overly sentimental. It is designed to be a tear-jerker, yes, but because of Lonergan's subtle approach, it works better than most.
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Crazy that this film is 11 years old. I enjoyed it and it was great to see all these actors in this film. It was touching and real. It's a movie everyday people can relate to; feeling lost in life and still managing to go through everyday finding a way to try and make it better anyway possible.
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A troubled traveler lives with his sister, who is a single mom struggling with bad relationships. This is a subtle, deft character study that features strong performances by the two leads. Laura Linney's trademark awkward strength -- exhibited here by her clearing a nightstand, everything crashing to the floor, then silently wondering if she did it correctly -- is on full display as well as her moments of giddiness, similar to the staircase celebration in <i>Love Actually</i>. Mark Ruffalo plays the troubled rebel well. I did think the film's pacing was too slow at points. And there are some moments in the narration when I wondered if the film had a thematic purpose. It doesn't; we just get to know some people during the film's two hours. An example of the film's stuttered narration: I didn't see the motive for Sammy to bring in the priest to talk to her brother, and the first scene had very little to do with the rest of the film. Overall, it's great to see a good character study, but a well-constructed story following it is missing from this relatively strong film.
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I can feel the title emanating off of every move Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo make.
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