Trust the Man
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Metascore
43 out of 100

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5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Starring: Billy Crudup, David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Summary: An unflinching yet winsome exploration of modern relationships -- and modern men and women -- in all of their humor, tragedy, imperfection and triumph, this sophisticated comedy follows the romantic escapades of two New York couples. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    80
    A smart, sharply observed, highly affable look at contemporary relationships that finally injects a little life in the stagnating genre.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Liz Beardsworth
    60
    Freundlich's intelligent, very funny take on male-female relationships manages the not inconsiderable feat of being both jaded and appealingly fresh.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    50
    Trust the Man could easily carry the following subtitle: "Men Who Behave Like Petulant, Spoiled Children and the Women Who Decide It's Easier to Love Them As-Is Than To Try to Turn Them Into Grownups."
  4. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Ethan Alter
    38
    Trust the Man mainly feels like the work of a New Yorker who hasn't left his trendy neighborhood in ten years.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. RobertD.
    10
    One of the funniest film that I ve seen in last years. Smart, romantic and extremely ironic and funny. I loved it. David Duchovny is one of the best actor ever.… Expand
  2. MegM.
    8
    Enjoyable movie, funny cast, a little implausible, but life is often implausible today. A lot of it rang very true, especially the relationships between the two guys and the one between the two women.… Expand
  3. DigitalFat
    7
    Certainly, it has its flaws (the son of Moore & Duchovny's character
  4. griffinm
    3
    The performances of Moore and Gyllenhaal, combined, save the film from a rating of -5. Otherwise, the script is sitcom stale; the (usually) fine Cruddup channels Jack Black badly; and Duchovny seems to be working an uninteresting temp job. Here is a capable cast, poorly directed in an unimaginatively scripted Lifetime "original."… Expand

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