You Can Count on Me

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You Can Count on Me

Director:
Kenneth Lonergan
R, 115 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

A lot happens at once to Sammy, a single mom living in the Catskill town of her birth, where her parents died in a car crash when she was small. Her son Rudy, who's 8, begins imagining his unseen father as a hero; she picks up, sort of, with last year's boyfriend; she gets a new boss who imposes foolish rules; and, her wayward brother Terry arrives for a visit after months of no communication. The boyfriend proposes, the relationship with her boss takes an unexpected turn, and her brother and son bond, not always with positive consequences. When Terry asks young Rudy if he wants to meet his father, a crisis of sorts ensues, and brother and sister must re-frame their relationship.

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"Imagine if Woody Allen was not only brilliantly insightful and hilariously funny but also had an enormous heart. Director Kenneth Lonergan is one of the most acclaimed, successful and important playwrights of our time.  This is his movie directing debut."

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Runtime:
115 min.

Genre:
Drama

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Memorable Quotes

Sammy: That just seems like an awful lot of extra paperwork. Brian: I like paperwork

Sammy: I could use a beer. Brian: I could use a tranquilizer.

Sammy: So, how was school today? Rudy: Stupid.

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.

 

 

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