You Can Count on Me(2000)
Family first. Love always.
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.
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Sammy
Terry
Brian
Bob
Rudy
Mabel
Rudy Sr.
Sheila
Sheriff Darryl
Mrs. Prescott
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