Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Casey Affleck is Kenneth Lonergan's latest emotionally stunted, middle-aged, blue-collar white guy dealing with trauma - this time the death of a brother - and while he grapples with his responsibilities to his orphaned nephew, his own heartbreaking backstory is revealed, punctuated by moments of Lonergan's trademark bittersweet poignancy and laugh-out-loud comedy.

★★★★☆

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You Can Count On Me (2000)

This is a heartwarming drama about a brother and sister reunited in adulthood after the deaths of their parents in childhood, starring next gen Marlon Brando and future Bruce Banner, Mark Ruffalo, and Matthew Broderick, a Culkin, and the always enchanting Laura Linney. 

★★★★☆

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