You Can Count on Me (2000)

Directed by

Kenneth Lonergan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 350 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother in a small town has her steady life shaken when her aimless younger brother comes back to stay. The story follows their complicated relationship as they each face their own struggles.

intimatewarmbittersweetunderstatedcharacter-drivenreflectivegroundedquietly moving

What happens

You Can Count on Me is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan in his feature directorial debut, and starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin, and Matthew Broderick. The film follows a single mother living in a small Catskill Mountains town whose life is disrupted when her struggling, wayward younger brother returns. Development for You Can Count on Me began in the 1990s, with Lonergan completing the screenplay based on characters that were the focus of a one-act play he wrote. Principal photography took place on location in the Catskill Mountains in 1999. You Can Count on Me premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2000, where it tied with Girlfight for the Grand Jury Prize, and Lonergan won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. It was given a limited theatrical release released in the United States by Paramount Classics beginning November 10, 2000, with its release eventually expanding to 150 theaters nationwide. The film went on to become a sleeper hit, earning $11.2 million internationally, and was met with critical acclaim. At the 73rd Academy Awards, Linney was nominated for Best Actress and Lonergan was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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