Overview
Two friends confront their darkest thoughts on a fateful day, blending humor with heart-wrenching honesty.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- darkly comic
- bleak
- irreverent
- intense character drama night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an ambitious and frequently successful blend of dark comedy and serious drama, despite some tonal unevenness and messiness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The suicide pact structures the day while Val and Kevin repeatedly use jokes and absurd encounters to navigate despair.
Val and Kevin's bond motivates their pact, their final-day plans, and their struggle to imagine separate futures.
The plot follows Val and Kevin across the last day they believe they have left, with each stop carrying existential urgency.
The film shifts among dark comedy, confrontational violence, intimate friendship, and traumatic recollection.
Films like On the Count of Three, and why
The Banshees of Inisherin
darkly comic friendship drama confronting suicidal despair with abrasive humor and emotional sincerity
The Skeleton Twins
bleakly funny, intimate portrait of damaged friends and self-destructive impulses
Swiss Army Man
morbid buddy comedy that uses an extreme premise to explore depression, connection, and fleeting joy
World's Greatest Dad
unflinching dark comedy about depression, trauma, and a desperate attempt to reclaim agency
Movie Details
- Director
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Release Date
- 2022-05-13
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Christopher Abbott
- Tiffany Haddish
- Lavell Crawford
- JB Smoove
- Henry Winkler
- Ryan McDonald
- Allison Busner
- Jamie Mac
- Tori Hammond
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is On the Count of Three about?
- Two lifelong friends make a suicide pact and spend their final day reckoning with trauma, unfinished relationships, and the possibility of choosing life.
- What is On the Count of Three like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of On the Count of Three as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is On the Count of Three violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in On the Count of Three as moderate.
- What did critics think of On the Count of Three?
- Critics broadly found the film an ambitious and frequently successful blend of dark comedy and serious drama, despite some tonal unevenness and messiness.
- Which films are like On the Count of Three?
- Films with a similar feel include The Banshees of Inisherin, The Skeleton Twins, Swiss Army Man, and World's Greatest Dad.
- How long is On the Count of Three?
- On the Count of Three runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch On the Count of Three?
- In United States, On the Count of Three streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
