I Start Counting is a British thriller film released in 1970, directed by David Greene and starring Jenny Agutter in one of her first major roles. It was based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Audrey Erskine Lindop.The film was moderately controversial because of Agutter's squeaky-clean image, her youth (16, playing a 14-year-old), and the film's sexual content. It also included Simon Ward's first major film role.