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Original title: On the Count of Three
Year: 2021
Running time: 84 min.
Country: United States
Director: Jerrod Carmichael
Screenwriter: Ari Katcher, Ryan Welch
Music: Owen Pallett
Cinematography: Marshall Adams
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Henry Winkler, J.B. Smoove, Jerrod Carmichael, Lavell Crawford, Craig Arnold, Sydney Van Delft, Allison Busner, Jordan Blais, Clyde Whitham, Matthew Gorman, Avelyn Graye, Jamie Mac, Huy Hao Tran, Darcy Ryan, David Thompson, Gryffin Hanvelt, Dan Day, Eric Sabourin, Jen Julien, Sarah McArdle, Emma Gray, Chelsea WoodsSee 11 More
Producer: Valparaiso Pictures, Werner Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Val (Jerrod Carmichael) has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin (Christopher Abbott), is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.

Awards: 2021: Sundance Film Festival: Best Screenplay

Critics' reviews

"Beneath that indie hook, 'On the Count of Three' creates a mood, an edge, a space to explore the personalities it’s about."

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"It's not wholly satisfying as a dramatic work, which is probably a sign of its honest identification with its two troubled protagonists."

John DeFore: The Hollywood Reporter
"Somehow, this movie makes light out of total darkness without losing any of the heaviness that comes with it. If Carmichael can do something so bold in his directorial debut, I'm very much looking forward to what he does next"

Ethan Anderton: SlashFilm
"One of the best things that can be said about 'On the Count of Three' is that it forces viewers to dispel any certainty that its protagonists won’t wind up dead at the end, which provides the film with both integrity and unpredictability"

Alonso Duralde: The Wrap
"'On the Count of Three 'threads the difficult task of finding the humor in hopelessness while not exploiting the genuine pain of severe depression."

Jordan Raup: The Film Stage
"It’s exhilarating — a little at first, and then a hell of a lot — to see these characters find the kind of happiness worth dying for."

David Ehrlich: IndieWire
"Raw, darkly hilarious (...) Val and Kevin aren't just cool-kid vessels of 21st-century apathy; they're weird and funny and vulnerable and sad"

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
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