lonergan's always been especially good at finding emotional truth/clarity in the smallest of moments but there's a brief moment here where ruffalo's character terry, finally returning home after years of estrangement from his hometown, observes the local cemetery (where his parents are buried) just before the local town sign on his bus ride in that so simplistically yet vividly captures the fear of dying in a small town (also see: insignificance, laced with pity & regret) that i had to pause right there and take a break... i know the feeling too well because i've literally lived out this scene--my bus drives right by my grandparents grave anytime im forced to return to my hometown

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This film looks and sounds like a stereotypical, sappy film that will try and pull your heartstrings. But only one man can make this film a heartfelt, genuine piece of cinema. That man is Kenneth Lonergan. Kenny is a filmmaker that tells the truth. He knows this life, he knows these people, he knows how to be genuine with his films. He makes films to tell the stories of people with baggage. Real people. People you would meet in real life. Ordinary people.

Astounding lead performances and a huge wallop of an ending. This is Mark Ruffalo's best performance and I don't know if he'll ever top it.

Viewed on DVD

You Can Count On Me was released 14 years ago. Regardless of the amount of praise a film receives at the time of it's release it can still be forgotten.
Especially a small film like this one.
I'm here to introduce or reintroduce to you the Oscar Nominated You Can Count On Me.

Seek this one out wherever you find your movies to watch.
Or if you're like me, check your shelf.
You might have purchased it years ago and forgotten all about it.

Scavenger Hunt #39 (14/30)
Task 18: June 18 is National Go Fishing Day. Watch a film where someone goes fishing.

Lonergan's writing is fantastic as expected, but it's definitely noticeable that this is his debut in the director's chair: the cuts between and within scenes feel awkward enough to detract from the experience a bit. Luckily, Ruffalo and Linney deliver great leading performances, and the story itself is honest and touching.

full on sobbing right now this was amazing and mark ruffalo was incredible.

also im an idiot the whole time i thought the kid was macaulay culkin and turns out it was his brother ahsjs

Magical and true.

mark is too cute in this film. the bond that builds between terry and rudy is adorable. also,, why does matthew broderick look the same as he did in ferris bueller‘s day off??

Perhaps I’ve been spoiled by “Manchester by the Sea” because I remember loving this film the first time I saw it.

This time around, however, something about it just struck me as phony and overly polished.

Hi, I'd have a Mark Ruffalo to go, please, thank you

Watched @ home

mark ruffalo and laura linney’s performances were beyond astounding in this