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Trust the Man

2005 · 103 min · Director: Bart Freundlich ★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,072 ratings

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New York. Rebecca (Moore), an actress, is crushed to discover that her marriage may be falling apart. Her husband Tom (Duchovny) leaving long-suffering Rebecca to pick up the pieces of their relationship. Rebecca's brother Tobey (Crudup), meanwhile, is in a long-term relationship with Elaine (Gyllenhaal) that has begun to turn sour. Both couples are spoiled and bratty.

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Trust the Man (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Love
Empathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor50 %48 %10 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor49 %46 %10 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor48 %46 %9 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor46 %44 %8 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor41 %35 %10 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor39 %34 %14 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor43 %39 %15 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor46 %39 %13 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor51 %44 %10 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor54 %51 %14 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor50 %46 %18 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Sadness49 %41 %15 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor49 %44 %14 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor48 %45 %19 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor50 %48 %24 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Humor56 %50 %24 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Humor65 %50 %34 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Love73 %50 %57 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Love75 %50 %70 %33 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

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

Justin Bartha

Jasper Bernard

Eva Mendes

Faith Faison

Garry Shandling

Dr. Beekman

LB
Liam Broggy

David

Jim Gaffigan

Gordon

GC
Gretchen Cleevely

Assistant Stage Manager

DG
David Greenspan

Francis, the Director

Bob Balaban

Tobey's Therapist

CF
Cal Freundlich

Cosmos

Details

Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Written by
Bart Freundlich
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,072 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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