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You Can Count on Me

2000 · directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 111 min
23,087 feet · Prominence
1,359th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

Lifetime worldwide gross $11m, re-releases included; about $21m in 2026 money.

Rank5,859 of 11,051In 2000128 of 196

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards41 signal → +2 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Criterion Lonergan debut, Ruffalo breakout.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.5 from 32kWikipedia11k views a monthAge26 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,749 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 43 praise 92 legacy 40averages 58, placing it at23,087 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Laura Linney19,779 ftMark Ruffalo19,451 ftMatthew Broderick18,531 ftRory Culkin18,213 ftJosh Lucas17,959 ftJon Tenney17,899 ftGaby Hoffmann17,866 ftAmy Ryan17,639 ft