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You Can Count on Me is a american film of genre Drama directed by Kenneth Lonergan released in USA on 17 november 2000 with Laura Linney
You Can Count on Me (2000)
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Add to a movie listYou Can Count on Me is a 2000 American drama film starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin, and Matthew Broderick. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, it tells the story of Sammy, a single mother living in a small town, and her complicated relationships with family and friends. The story takes place in the fictionalized Catskill communities of Scottsville and Auburn, New York. The film was primarily shot in and around Margaretville, New York.
The film and Linney's performance received numerous positive reviews among critics, and dozens of award nominations and awards at film festivals and during the awards season, including two Oscar nominations.
Synopsis
As children, Sammy and Terry Prescott lost their parents to a car accident. Years later, Sammy (Laura Linney), a single mother and lending officer at a bank, still lives in her childhood home in Scottsville, New York, while Terry (Mark Ruffalo) has drifted around the country, scraping by and getting in and out of trouble.Actors
Laura Linney
(Samantha Prescott)
Mark Ruffalo
(Terry Prescott)
Matthew Broderick
(Brian Everett)
Jon Tenney
(Bob Steegerson)
Rory Culkin
(Rudy Prescott)
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