Trust The Man

The film is set in New York and centers around two couples as they deal with relationship issues such as intimacy and commitment.

Trust the Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bart Freundlich
Written by	Bart Freundlich
Produced by	Sidney Kimmel Tim Perell
Starring	David Duchovny Billy Crudup Julianne Moore Maggie Gyllenhaal Eva Mendes James LeGros
Cinematography	Tim Orr
Edited by	John Gilroy
Music by	Clint Mansell
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) (Toronto International Film Festival) August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) (United States)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$7.4 million

The film centers around four best friends: Married couple Tom and Rebecca and longtime relationship partners Tobey and Elaine. The film follows the two couples as they face trials and temptations in their relationships.

Tom, after feeling a lack of intimacy with his wife, meets a divorced mother at his sons school. Rebecca, a film actress making her stage debut, meets a younger actor named Jasper, who shows infatuation for her. Tobey, who does not show interest in settling down for marriage or kids, runs into an old fling from college named Faith. Elaine, after confronting Tobey about wanting to get married and have a family, meets several suitors throughout the film.

The story follows Tom and Tobey as they attempt to mend their relationships with their partners.

Trust the Man premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up by Fox Searchlight Pictures for distribution.

The film opened in the United States on August 18, 2006.

As of December 2023^[update], Trust the Man holds a 29% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 102 reviews with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "What aspires to be a sophisticated, unconventional romantic comedy turns out to be a contrivance-filled pretender to other, better films of its genre." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gives the film a 43/100 approval rating based on 30 critics' reviews.

Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film, saying "Both geographically and thematically speaking, writer-director Freundlich finds himself on vintage Woody Allen turf here -- as in the "Manhattan"/"Husbands and Wives" Woody Allen -- while still managing to lend the production a unique voice of its own. And Allen would've killed for Freundlich's terrific cast." Liz Beardsworth of Empire gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Freundlich’s retread gleans new colour thanks to his sparkling dialogue, the urbane New York setting and great work from his superior cast, all of whom flesh out their roles so that empathy with their respective plights comes easily."