Kenneth Lonergan

You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

Celebrated playwright Kenneth Lonergan first brought his rich, humanist vision to the screen with this soulful look at the complexities of a sibling relationship whose roots are as knotted as they are deep. Years after Sammy (Laura Linney) and her younger brother, Terry (Mark Ruffalo), lost their parents in a car crash, small-town single mother Sammy is plunged into another crisis when the troubled, adrift Terry comes home for what turns out to be an extended stay—one that could either bring them closer together or tear them apart. With infinite grace and his peerless ear for dialogue, Lonergan offers something all too rare on-screen: beautifully flawed human beings whose journeys offer achingly relatable insight into what changes when you grow up—and what doesn’t.

Film Info

  • United States
  • 2000
  • 111 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • English
  • Spine #1271

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Kenneth Lonergan, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring Lonergan
  • New interviews with Lonergan and actors Matthew Broderick, Laura Linney, and Mark Ruffalo
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by playwright Rebecca Gilman and the script of the original one-act play

    New cover by Eric Skillman

Purchase Options

Coming soon, available Jul 22, 2025

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Kenneth Lonergan, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring Lonergan
  • New interviews with Lonergan and actors Matthew Broderick, Laura Linney, and Mark Ruffalo
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by playwright Rebecca Gilman and the script of the original one-act play

    New cover by Eric Skillman
You Can Count on Me
Cast
Laura Linney
Sammy
Mark Ruffalo
Terry
Matthew Broderick
Brian
Jon Tenney
Bob
Rory Culkin
Rudy
J. Smith-Cameron
Mabel
Josh Lucas
Rudy Sr.
Gaby Hoffmann
Sheila
Adam LeFevre
Sheriff Darryl
Amy Ryan
Mrs. Prescott
Michael Countryman
Mr. Prescott
Kenneth Lonergan
Ron
Credits
Director
Kenneth Lonergan
Produced by
Barbara De Fina
Produced by
John N. Hart
Produced by
Larry Meistrich
Produced by
Jeffrey Sharp
Executive producer
Steve Carlis
Executive producer
Donald C. Carter
Executive producer
Martin Scorsese
Executive producer
Morton Swinsky
Coproducer
Keith Abell
Coproducer
Julian Iragorri
Line producer
Jill Footlick
Director of photography
Stephen Kazmierski
Editor
Anne McCabe
Production designer
Michael Shaw
Costume designer
Melissa Toth
Music composed by
Lesley Barber
Music supervisor
Barry Cole
Music supervisor
Christopher Covert
Casting
Lina Todd