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You Can Count on Me

2000 · 111 min

Quietly observed and deeply human, it unfolds like real life, mixing small humor with ache and forgiveness.

Tagline
Family first. Love always.
Overview
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kenneth Lonergan
Written by
Kenneth Lonergan
Starring
Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Jon Tenney, Rory Culkin, J. Smith-Cameron, Josh Lucas, Gaby Hoffmann
Music
Lesley Barber
Cinematography
Stephen Kazmierski
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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