I Know This Much is True (2020)

I read the novel this miniseries is based on when it first came out, so had enough distance to not completely remember the original work but enough to note the subtle differences between them. In dual roles, Mark Ruffalo is a pair of identical twins living in 1990s Connecticut. When one twin, a sensitive soul who has suffered from mental illness for much of his life, publicly cuts his hand off as a protest to the Gulf War, his brother tries to get him the health care he most desperately needs. The second twin does this while also suffering through his own problems and also delving into family secrets through the courtesy of their Italian grandfather’s unpublished memoir. It’s a dark depressing that miniseries, but also a deep showcase for Ruffalo’s incredible talent. There was also some genius casting in multiple iterations of the twins at younger ages. These actors are further supported by a pretty great cast which includes Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Archie Punjabi, and Rosie O’Donnell.