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Trust

2010 · 104 min

A harrowing, sobering watch that immerses you in a family's devastation and slow, painful search for healing.

Directed by
David Schwimmer
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato
Tagline
What took her family years to build, a stranger stole in an instant.
Overview
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.

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Directed by
David Schwimmer
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • deception
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
David Schwimmer
Written by
Andy Bellin, Robert Festinger
Starring
Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke, Viola Davis, Chris Henry Coffey, Spencer Curnutt, Aislinn DeButch
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Andrzej Sekula
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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