Trust the Man (2005)

Name: Trust the Man
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 101 min
Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Sascha Gillen, Brianna Gillen, Liam Broggy

Trust the Man

Comedy

Documentary

Drama

Romance

Release Date: September 1, 2005
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: David Duchovny , Julianne Moore , Sascha Gillen , Brianna Gillen , Liam Broggy , Scott Sowers
Runtime: 101
Main Genre: Comedy
Writers: Bart Freundlich
Tagline: Love is a four-letter world.
Website: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/trusttheman/

Summary

A romantic comedy from writer/director Bart Freundlich, TRUST THE MAN is an unflinching yet winsome exploration of modern relationships -- and modern men and women -- in all of their humor, tragedy, imperfection and triumph. This smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage follows the romantic escapades of two New York couples: successful actress Rebecca (Julianne Moore) and her Mr. Mom husband, Tom (David Duchovny); and her slacker younger brother Tobey (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend, Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Tom and Rebecca have two kids, a virtually nonexistent sex life, and a marriage counselor (Garry Shandling) who is too baffled by the pair to offer any real help. Tobey has been dating the exasperated Elaine for eight years but can't seem to commit to getting married and having a family. The status quo is given a serious jolt; however, when Tom is drawn into an affair with a mother at his son's school and Elaine finally gives Tobey an ultimatum, sending him into a fling with a sexy (and married) former college flame (Eva Mendes). When the fates of both couples culminate in an uproarious and very public finale on the stage at Lincoln Center, both Rebecca and Elaine will have to decide -- do they trust the man? TRUST THE MAN is a charming study of this flawed foursome's pointed, often surprising and frequently hilarious search for love in the midst of careers, family, infidelity and the ever-daunting search for Manhattan street parking. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2005. Written and directed by Bart Freundlich, the Fox Searchlight presentation TRUST THE MAN is a production of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Process Productions. The film stars, David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Le Gros, Eva Mendes with Ellen Barkin and Garry Shandling.