Trust

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Trust

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Released Apr 1, 2011

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

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A man (Clive Owen) has difficulty coping with the knowledge that his 14-year-daughter (Liana Liberato) was assaulted by a sexual predator she met in an online chat room.

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Director David Schwimmer gets some gut-wrenching performances out of his actors but he still lacks the chops to fully ratchet up story tension.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Even if it's a mite clunky, Trust does a decent job and avoids the regulation happy ending.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 8, 2011

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The whole section of the plot dealing with Will's shame and rage at failing to protect his child is hammily and unconvincingly acted.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2011

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Liana Liberato is superb as the girl sinking by slow degrees into the "trust" of the title.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2011

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

A bold and unflinching look at sexual abuse.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 27, 2022

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Empowering and enlightening. Trust is a film that every parent and teen should see - together.

Nov 16, 2019

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

It is also moving, thoughtful and a lot more insightful than most of the dramas dealing with the issues it tackles.

Rated: B+

Feb 16, 2019

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KOOKLA C

too much of a tween movie for adults

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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SkyRo P

The film "Trust" delivers a powerful and unsettling experience that leaves a knot in your stomach. Throughout the viewing, I found myself torn between my desire to keep watching and the unsettling nature of the story. Ultimately, I was eager to see justice served and for the perpetrator to face consequences. The plot centers around a young girl who becomes the target of a 35-year-old man posing as a teenager. He manipulates and grooms her into engaging in sexual acts, all while maintaining a facade of being much younger. It’s later revealed that he is a school teacher from another state who has a troubling history of similar offenses. While the film makes it clear that this man has a pattern of predatory behavior, it falls short of providing a satisfying resolution. Despite the involvement of FBI agents who highlight his criminal history, the story concludes without any real accountability for the offender. This lack of a definitive ending left me feeling unsettled, as it seemed to reflect a grim reality without offering closure. Overall, while "Trust" is a decent film, it doesn’t rise to blockbuster status and is not something I would choose to revisit. It's certainly not suitable for children, given the disturbing subject matter and the harrowing experiences faced by the young protagonist. Watching her struggle is truly heartbreaking.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Audience Member

This was intense, emotional and speaks to a different perspective. The cast made it better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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AFAN O

A hard to watch film about a sexual predator who assaults a teenager. The father and the daughter give extremely powerful performances through out.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/22/22

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Audience Member

It's a curious case of a serious filmmaker being tasked with making a feature film that almost seems to serve as a long narrative-based educational video about the real dangers of the internet. In other words, it's the most cinematic and well-acted PSA-feature film hybrid of all time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Very Lifetime-ish only with multiple big names, it does make some strides to shake that feel but not by much.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Lynn Cameron

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Annie Cameron

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Synopsis

A man (Clive Owen) has difficulty coping with the knowledge that his 14-year-daughter (Liana Liberato) was assaulted by a sexual predator she met in an online chat room.

Director: David Schwimmer
Producer: David Schwimmer, Robert Greenhut, Heidi Jo Markel, Tom Hodges, Dana Golomb, Ed Cathell III
Screenwriter: Andy Bellin, Robert Festinger
Distributor: Millennium Films
Production Co: Nu Image
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Material|Rape of a Teen|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.2K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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