
On the Count of Three
Synopsis
Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut and stars in On the Count of Three, a darkly comic feature about two best friends, Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Christopher Abbott), on the last day of their lives.
Production Budget Analysis
The production budget for On the Count of Three (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.
CAST: Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Lavell Crawford, JB Smoove, Henry Winkler DIRECTOR: Jerrod Carmichael CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marshall Adams MUSIC: Owen Pallett PRODUCTION: Valparaiso Pictures, Werner Entertainment, Morningside Entertainment, Front Porch Pictures
Box Office Performance
Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for On the Count of Three (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.
Profitability Assessment
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INDUSTRY IMPACT
PRODUCTION NOTES
▸ Production
In June 2019, it was announced that Jerrod Carmichael and Christopher Abbott would star in the film and that Carmichael would make his directorial debut from a screenplay by Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch. In November, it was announced that Tiffany Haddish, Henry Winkler, J. B. Smoove, and Lavell Crawford had joined the cast. David Carrico and Adam Paulsen agreed to produce under their Valparaiso Pictures banner, alongside Tom Werner serving as a producer under his Werner Entertainment banner. Principal photography began later that month.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Summary: 1 win & 8 nominations
Awards Won: ★ The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
CRITICAL RECEPTION
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 118 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "It's occasionally uneven, but On the Count of Three finds director/star Jerrod Carmichael attempting an ambitious blend of drama and dark comedyand often succeeding."
David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film an A− and wrote, "Like a game of Russian roulette, this is a movie that would have seemed embarrassingly stupid if things had gone wrong. It's a dangerous and somehow enjoyable movie that dances around the edge of an open wound from start to finish as it risks making light of the heaviest things that so many of its viewers will ever have to carry. But it's exhilaratinga little at first, and then a hell of a lotto see these characters find the kind of happiness worth dying for." Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars and said, "While it's ultimately a little too messy to work quite as well as it could have, given the interesting and ambitious ingredients, On the Count of Three is proof that Carmichael is a director to be excited about, hoping that perhaps he finds time to write his next script himself."









































































































































































































































































































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