Trust
1990 · 106 min · Director: Hal Hartley
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor. Her mother kicks her out of the house and her boyfriend dumps her, so Maria is left alone and homeless. This is when she meets Matthew Slaughter. Matthew is an educated high school graduate with a great talent for fixing electronic devices, but he can't hang on to a job because of his principled attitude towards quality. When Maria accepts Matthew's offer to help her, they begin to form a relationship with each other in which both of them begin to change.
Emotional fingerprint
Trust (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Humor25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 65 % | 50 % | 57 % | 42 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 64 % | 56 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 65 % | 64 % | 35 % | 54 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 71 % | 69 % | 45 % | 61 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 73 % | 68 % | 57 % | 59 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 63 % | 58 % | 50 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 54 % | 43 % | 44 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 57 % | 51 % | 39 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Empathy | 58 % | 54 % | 34 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Sadness | 61 % | 55 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Hope | 61 % | 53 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Hope | 53 % | 44 % | 32 % | 20 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Empathy | 51 % | 44 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 56 % | 45 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 59 % | 48 % | 45 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 59 % | 53 % | 44 % | 39 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 61 % | 54 % | 53 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 73 % | 61 % | 69 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Tension | 80 % | 67 % | 78 % | 48 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jim Slaughter
Anthony
Rachel
Robert
Nurse Paine
Deli Man
Bruce (as M.C. Bailey)
Ruark Boss (as Patricia Sullivan)
John Coughlin
Mr. Santiago (as John St. James)
Factory Woman
Biker Mom (as Julie Sukman)
Joey Blech
Diner Guy
Details
- Directed by
- Hal Hartley
- Written by
- Hal Hartley
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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