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The Trust

2016 · 93 min

A slow-burn crime drama that balances quirky dark humor with a tense, morally complex heist.

Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Tagline
Bad cops make the best criminals
Overview
A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, comedy, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Alex Brewer, Benjamin Brewer
Written by
Adam Hirsch, Benjamin Brewer
Starring
Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Sky Ferreira, Jerry Lewis, Kevin Weisman, Steven Williams, Kenna James, Ethan Suplee
Music
Reza Safinia
Cinematography
Sean Porter
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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