Trust the Man

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Trust the Man

R

2006

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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Two New York couples try to navigate through the ever-present pitfalls of love and marriage. A successful actress (Julianne Moore), her househusband (David Duchovny), her ne'er-do-well brother (Billy Crudup) and his girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal) cope with work demands and infidelity as they search for real love and easy parking.

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Critics Consensus

What aspires to be a sophisticated, unconventional romantic comedy turns out to be a contrivance-filled pretender to other, better films of its genre.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

12/18/2006

I saw this at a festival and hated it, then sat through it again a year later and decided it wasn't so bad, aside from the god-awful ending.

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Liz Moody

Empire Magazine

09/22/2006

3/5

Freundlich's intelligent, very funny take on male-female relationships manages the not inconsiderable feat of being both jaded and appealingly fresh.

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Ben Walters

Time Out

09/21/2006

It's a pity, because few romcoms pull off the basically sympathetic mining of personal vanities and social embarrassment that the film manages in its opening hour.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/09/2019

Trust me on this one. This is one time you can Trust The Man

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

02/09/2011

6/10

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

04/22/2009

B-

"Trust The Man" is an agreeable New York-centric romantic comedy about two couples on the brink of self-destructing.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 08/20/2025

Funny in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Munkhchimeg T

@RT64187897 07/23/2024

Hey! If you are interested in knowing about real life struggles you must watch it!

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05/30/2015

It takes a lot to make such a strong cast dull, but this movie manages to do that.

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10/22/2013

Terrible title. Awful movie. Only redeeming factors: New York City as backdrop and cast of good actors, mostly wasted on this drivel.

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09/04/2013

It's a battle of the sexes - and while the men do manage to win the screen, they're almost as clueless, and unbearable to watch as the women they're with. And the ending is laughably bad.

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09/03/2013

If it wasn't for the fact that I really like several of the actors, I probably wouldn't have stuck this out. The character study is good, but there's just not a lot of point. While the acting is really pretty impressive, I really wish the actors had been given more to do. I guess if nothing else, it serves to make you feel better about yourself because it can't possibly be as screwed up as these people are.

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Synopsis

Two New York couples try to navigate through the ever-present pitfalls of love and marriage. A successful actress (Julianne Moore), her househusband (David Duchovny), her ne'er-do-well brother (Billy Crudup) and his girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal) cope with work demands and infidelity as they search for real love and easy parking.

Director: Bart Freundlich
Producer: Tim Perell, Sidney Kimmel
Screenwriter: Bart Freundlich
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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