Trust the Man

Trust the Man is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed and written by Bart Freundlich and starring David Duchovny, Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film primarily deals with three relationships, and a realization of just how important those relationships are. It had a limited release on August 18, 2006.

Plot
Rebecca is a film actress, who is about to make her stage debut at Lincoln Center. Her husband, Tom gave up a lucrative job in advertising to take care of their young daughter. Occasionally, Tom and Rebecca have sex; once a year, they meet with their therapist, Dr. Beekman.

Tom and Rebecca's best friends are her brother Tobey, a sportswriter, and his girlfriend Elaine. Elaine, who has been dating Tobey for seven years, has begun to feel the ticking of her biological clock.

Tom and Rebecca each face extramarital temptations. Tom responds to a personal crisis that stems from his decision to choose kids over career by watching pornography and having an affair with a divorced mother from his son's school. Rebecca is pursued on the set by a young costar, Jasper, who would like to be able to claim that he's bedded a famous actress.

Cast

 * David Duchovny as Tom
 * Julianne Moore as Rebecca
 * Billy Crudup as Tobey
 * Maggie Gyllenhaal as Elaine
 * Justin Bartha as Jasper
 * Garry Shandling as Dr. Beekman
 * Ellen Barkin as Norah
 * Eva Mendes as Faith
 * James LeGros as Dante

Reception
Based on 100 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 27% approval rating. The site reported in a consensus that "What aspires to be a sophisticated, unconventional romantic comedy turns out to be a contrivance-filled pretender to other, better films of its genre." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gives the film a 43/100 approval rating based on 30 critics' reviews.