A lighthearted meditation on the cares and commitments of adulthood, Bart Freundlich's rom-com drama is a witty, ultra-contemporary vision of urban love. Two Manhattan couples enjoy complicated relationships: Tom and Rebecca (David Duchovny and Julianne Moore) are a glamorous married couple with two kids and a troubled sex life; Rebecca's best friend, Elaine (Maggie Gylenhaal), is in a long-term relationship with Rebecca's brother, Tobey (Billy Crudup), who is also Tom's best friend. Tom has recently quit his advertising job to be a stay-at-home dad, and Rebecca is a successful actress with a depleting libido; thus, despite the couple's obvious closeness, Tom's porn consumption and general distraction have increased considerably. Meanwhile, Elaine juggles a stressful job in publishing and a fledgling career as a children's-book author, while Tobey's job as a copywriter is considerably less demanding. It is soon evident that Tobey has never quite grown up, and when Elaine decides that she wants to get married and have kids, she realizes she'll have to do it with someone else. The turmoil that ensues contains a number of hilarious, emotionally charged encounters between friends and lovers, and an undeniably romantic conclusion. The tale unfolds anecdotally in a style of verbal sparring that recalls Woody Allen; so too does the preponderance of recognizable New York locations, in a view of the city that makes the most of its charms. The movie also boasts well-executed cameos by Ellen Barkin as an imperious publisher, James LeGros as an eccentric songster, Eva Mendes as a temptress from Tobey's past, and Gary Shandling as an earringed therapist.

Theatrical Release: September 1, 2006

DVD Features:

Region 1
NTSC
Keep Case
Dual Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - Bart Freundlich - Writer/Director; David Duchovny - Star
Side A: TRUST THE MAN - Full Frame
Full Frame - 1.33
Behind the Scenes - "Real Love: The Making of TRUST THE MAN"
Trailers - Previews (3)
Side B: TRUST THE MAN - Widescreen
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes (4; W/Optional Commentary)

David Duchovny: American actor, CALIFORNICATION, X-FILES
Julianne Moore: Actress
Billy Crudup: Actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal: American actor, SECRETARY/STRANGER THAN FICTION
Bob Balaban: American Actor/Director
Ellen Barkin: American Actress, DINER (1980)
James LeGros: American Actor, DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989)
Garry Shandling: TV Actor/Comedian
Eva Mendes: Cuban American actress, HITCH
Liam Broggy: Actor, TRUST THE MAN, (2006)
Justin Bartha: Actor, NATIONAL TREASURE
Sterling K. Brown: Actor, TRUST THE MAN, (2006)

Bart Freundlich: 

Tim Perell: 

Clint Mansell: Composer, DOOM (2005)

"Billy Crudup demonstrates his versatility in a brilliant comic turn as an aging adolescent terrified of responsibility."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] feels real and the quality cast give a potentially flyaway film emotional heft."
"[W]hat TRUST THE MAN understands really well is men, and it is in this regard that the film's light touch charms rather than harms, with spot-on depictions..."
3 stars out of 5 -- "A grown-up romantic comedy that looks at the trappings of settling down, this is a well-acted and often witty film..."