The Trust

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The Trust

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2016

1h 33m

Crime

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Mystery & Thriller

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Corrupt cops working in the police department evidence room make plans to rob a vault full of drug money in the back of a convenience store.

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Critics Consensus

The Trust may not be an all-time heist classic, but its solidly workmanlike plot -- and the chemistry between Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood -- should satisfy genre enthusiasts.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

The Trust is a heist movie that gives Nicolas Cage his juiciest performance since Kick-Ass and indulges some very kooky Cageian line readings.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

There are foetuses that would be more convincing in the role of a jaded lawman than Wood. You can festoon him with hookers and drug paraphernalia - he still looks like a newly hatched baby bird.

Rated: 1/5

May 29, 2016

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Phil W. Bayles

Little White Lies

Cage is on fine form in this slick little thriller.

Rated: 3/5

May 27, 2016

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Allen Adams

The Maine Edge

There's an absence of any sort of genre or thematic cohesion, leading to a film littered with tonal fits and starts that come off as more or less random.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 19, 2019

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

The Trust is perfect for those wishing to see two fantastic actors paired in delightfully quirky roles.

Aug 6, 2018

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Britt Hayes

ScreenCrush

Cage returns to the Las Vegas he once famously left, joined by Elijah Wood for a simple but mostly effective heist flick.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 16, 2017

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Madam D

Cage plays a strange role of a dirty cop with a bad sense of humor & Wood is his colleague. Guess by the way things went this is a morality tale. Slow & no characters that I cared about.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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Audience Member

Absolute buzz-kill. Shitty deconstructionist garbage with a horrible ending you can see coming from a mile away. A movie script written by people who hate movies.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Ian R

If you like a movie with a pay off this is definitely not for you. The plot just doesn't make any sense. Two cops plan to rob criminals of their loot. One of which is clearly a psychopath. And then the intelligent one randomly changes his mind post heist and returns all the diamonds to the vault??

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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S M

Nic Cage does a pretty good Nic Cage impression here, Elijah Wood shows he's got a little more range than folks generally expect. This is a heist movie, and does have its moments. Still, the fun feels more like an impression of fun, and there's no moral here if you're looking. Whatever comes after post-post-nihilism in the philosophy that meaning is inaccessible in a s***-happens world, this might be it. Probably not worth watching, just do nothing with an hour and a half instead.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Cristian s

Buena película. Historia simple y ritmo lento pero entretenida. En algo como esto las actuaciones son fundamentales y los 2 protagonistas brillan en todo momento. Tal vez esperaba mas pero en general esta bien.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Randall C

I never write reviews but this movie really sucked so bad if I can prevent one person from watching and wastingtheir time. I feel I am doing movie lovers a service. The ending is terrible and made no sense.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Synopsis

Corrupt cops working in the police department evidence room make plans to rob a vault full of drug money in the back of a convenience store.

Director: Alex Brewer, Benjamin Brewer
Producer: Molly Hassell, Braxton Pope
Screenwriter: Benjamin Brewer, Adam Hirsch
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Highland Film Group
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2016, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m

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