Trust the Man (2005)

After all the drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men (Crudup, Duchovny) fight to save their respective relationships.

Director:

Bart Freundlich

Writer:

Bart Freundlich

Stars:

David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Duchovny	...	Tom Pollack
Julianne Moore	...	Rebecca Pollack
Sascha Gillen	...	Baby Maggie
Brianna Gillen	...	Baby Maggie
Liam Broggy	...	David
Scott Sowers	...	TerminEx Guy
Billy Crudup	...	Tobey
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Elaine
Garry Shandling	...	Dr. Beekman
Sarah Knowlton	...	Elaine's Boss
Brian Tarantina	...	Crazy Hair Driver
Justin Bartha	...	Jasper Bernard
David Greenspan	...	Francis, the Director
Dagmara Dominczyk	...	Pamela
Caroline Schlobohm	...	Shannon

Storyline

New York. Rebecca (Moore), an actress, is crushed to discover that her marriage may be falling apart. Her husband Tom (Duchovny) leaving long-suffering Rebecca to pick up the pieces of their relationship. Rebecca's brother Tobey (Crudup), meanwhile, is in a long-term relationship with Elaine (Gyllenhaal) that has begun to turn sour. Both couples are spoiled and bratty.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | manhattan new york city | cigarette smoking | christmas | masturbation | 

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Taglines:

Men play the game. Women know the score.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Parejas

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£280,929 (UK) (22 September 2006)

Gross:

$1,530,535 (USA) (6 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Process Productions, Trust the Man LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The children of star Julianne Moore and writer/director Bart Freundlich make their movie debuts in "Trust the Man". Caleb Freundlich plays Cosmos, Pamela's son who punches David Duchovny and Liv Freundlich plays Moore's daughter Maggie in the final scenes.

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Goofs

In the scene transitioning to the Christmas holidays, a shot of Central Park is shown with Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 in the park. However, this display was unfurled on February 12, 2005 - after the holidays were over.

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Quotes

[first lines]
David: I need help!
Tom: I'll go.

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Connections

References Walk on Water (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Latin Jazz"
Written by Nicolas Folmer
Associated Production Music LLC

User Reviews

wonderful

this is a realistically filmed relevant love story. i love the actors and actresses looking like and behaving like real people. the director has used minimal make-up and realistic lighting to have these actors appear just as they would in real life. all adults should be able to find some version of themselves and there lives in the 4 leads. and the interactions between the actors is absolutely spot-on. crudup in particular is someone you probably know in this film, and as usual is almost unrecognizable as anyone other than the role he is playing, see 'stage beauty' if you are not convinced. not a block-buster, not an Oscar winner, but a solid piece of film that can be enjoyed by everyone.