You Can Count On Me

USA 2000, 110 minutes
Dir. Kenneth Lonergan
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama / Independent

Feat. Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Broderick

Aroview: Winner of Best Picture at Sundance 2000, this bittersweet comedy, woven around the smalltown reunion of long-separated siblings Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo had the universality to garner two Oscar nominations.

While sounding some over-familiar notes, this boasts a mature enough perspective to lend substance to the ‘life-choice’ dilemmas of its characters, including Matthew Broderick, reprising the air of fudged adulthood he perfected in ELECTION...

NZ International Film Festival 2001
Sundance - Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)

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4 stars (Very Good) A heartfelt story of a single mother whose quiet life is disrupted when her rebel of a brother returns to town. A charming tale of redefining close relationships and family ties. Not over-done, and worth a look. ~GenXGirl
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3 stars (Good Enough) Linney and Ruffalo, what a combo! in a story about how siblings at times know us better than ourselves and can totally call us on our s#@$. Eat your heart out anal, overly adminstrative micro managing managers Broderick has your number. Kahuninja ~Kahuninja
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3 stars (Good Enough) Excellent script and the performance of the 3 adults - the kid could have ruined it but he didn't - well done Kieran. ~Tubbs