You Can Count on Me

2000
R
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

32K

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Laura Linney in You Can Count on Me (2000)

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Drama

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

32K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 30 wins & 43 nominations total

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What Roles Has Mark Ruffalo Been Considered For?

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Trivia
Kenneth Lonergan plays Minister Ron in two major scenes counseling Terry at Sammy's house, and then counseling Sammy in his office. Since Lonergan had a lot of dialogue in those two scenes, he turned over the directing to Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo, respectively.

Goofs
The pancakes on the son's dish skip around from side to side in each shot as he and his mom are talking.

Quotes
Terry: Put on your seat belt.
Rudy: It pushes on my neck.
Terry: What?
Rudy: It pushes on my neck, it's uncomfortable.
Terry: Well, when someone slams into us and you go sailing through the windshield, that's liable to be uncomfortable, too. Now, put on a seat belt.

Crazy credits
Jeffrey Sharp would like to dedicate his work on this film to his mother, Virginia Sharp Albright, with love and admiration.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)

Soundtracks
Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben
from St. Matthew Passion
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Rheinische Kantorei (Choir) and Das Kleine Konzert (Orchestra)
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH, Hamburg
Under License from Universal Music Special Markets

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Featured review

A pleasure to watch!

How could anyone call this film the worst they've seen in years? The acting wooden, the characters uninteresting???? "You can count on me" is storytelling at its finest. It should've won best screenplay because Lonergan's writing and directing is pure, honest and engaging. Ruffalo's acting was superb as was Linney's. Definitely a pleasure to watch.