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Trust the Man

2005 · 103 min

A light, talky stroll through two couples' relationship wobbles, pleasant and low-stakes but rarely surprising.

Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Men play the game. Women know the score.
Overview
Overachieving actress Rebecca must come to grips with her failing marriage to stay-at-home dad Tom. While Rebecca's slacker brother Tobey can't seem to commit to his aspiring-novelist girlfriend, Elaine. As both relationships spin out of control, the two couples embark on a quest to rediscover the magic and romance of falling in love in New York.

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Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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