On the Count of Three Poster

On the Count of Three (2022)

R 05/13/2022 Comedy, Drama 1h 26m
64%
User
Score
7.0/10
85%
74/100

It’s a great day to be alive.

Overview

Val 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, 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.

Ari Katcher

Writer

Ryan Welch

Writer

Jerrod Carmichael

Director

Top Billed Cast

Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael

Val

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Kevin

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish

Natasha

Lavell Crawford

Lavell Crawford

Donny

JB Smoove

JB Smoove

Lyndell

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler

Dr. Brenner

Ryan McDonald

Ryan McDonald

Brian

Allison Busner

Allison Busner

Leah

Jamie Mac

Jamie Mac

Todd

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Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Convenience Store Clip

Convenience Store Clip

Official Red Band Trailer

Official Red Band Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Manuel São Bento

Written on January 30, 2021

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Even though On the Count of Three isn’t exactly a comedy or a light film based on a silly premise (How It Ends), I did expect humor to play a big part. In this regard, I wasn’t disappointed. Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is particularly funny with all his self-debates about taboo matters such as racism and general discrimination, but there are several meaningful messages “hidden” in the seemingly comedic scenes. Let me also praise Jerrod Carmichael for his grounded, emotionally compelling display and for his terrific directing. The actors share impeccable chemistry and transform a supposedly close friendship into something really authentic.

Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Abbott) ar...

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A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Written on March 9, 2021

A suicide pact between two friends sets the tone of the dramedy “On the Count of Three,” directed by Jerrod Carmichael. If a murder-suicide doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, never fear. Carmichael adds just enough dark humor and heart to this tragic bromance to give his violent tale a wonderfully original voice.

Val (Carmichael) feels like a helpless and hopeless failure. He just backed out of proposing to his pregnant girlfriend (Tiffany Haddish), and a lame promotion at his boring job has pushed him over the edge. He’s ready to end it all, but not without the help of his equally depressed best friend from childhood, Kevin (Christopher Abbott), who is currently undergoing treatment in a mental facility after his own failed suicide attempt. Vale goes to visit Kevin an...

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A review by andrialynn

Written on March 9, 2021

My favorite from sundance. Great direction and a really funny script. This is exactly my type of humor so it worked for me most of the time. The performances are great, Christopher Abbott's still a Sundance darling. My only gripes with this film is the technical aspects of the script. It tries to balance multiple different tones at once. It was working for me at first, but it starting to get really irritating. The final 20 minutes don't even feel like the same movie tone-wise. I'm still gonna check this out when it gets a wide release, but it could've been better....

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