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Movies that feel like You Can Count on Me (2000)

If you loved You Can Count on Me, the closest films we have are American History X (1998), The Aviator (2004) and The Passion of the Christ (2004). All three share You Can Count on Me's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Apple TV, fuboTV and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Kenneth Lonergancontemplative

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American History X
1998 Β· dir. Tony Kaye
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8.5drama

Brothers and sisters sits at the heart of each

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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The Aviator
2004 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.5drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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The Passion of the Christ
2004 Β· dir. Mel Gibson
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.3drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

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Million Dollar Baby
2004 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.1drama

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

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Crash
2005 Β· dir. Paul Haggis
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.7drama

Both are drama through and through

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

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The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 Β· dir. Gabriele Muccino
πŸ… 67%β˜… 8drama

Drama approached the same way

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

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Seven Pounds
2008 Β· dir. Gabriele Muccino
πŸ… 26%β˜… 7.6drama

The same drama instincts

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

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The Social Network
2010 Β· dir. David Fincher
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

Cut from the same drama cloth

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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Philadelphia
1993 Β· dir. Jonathan Demme
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.7drama

Cut from the same drama cloth

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

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Ulee's Gold
1997 Β· dir. Victor NuΓ±ez
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7drama

The same drama instincts

Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

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The Whales of August
1987 Β· dir. Lindsay Anderson
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.1drama

The same preoccupation in both: brothers and sisters

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

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The Fighter
2010 Β· dir. David O. Russell
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.8drama

The same drama instincts

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

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