The Trust

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The Trust

R

2016

1h 33m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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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.

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)

Jun 20, 2016

3/5

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

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

May 29, 2016

1/5

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.

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Phil W. Bayles

Little White Lies

May 27, 2016

3/5

Cage is on fine form in this slick little thriller.

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Allen Adams

The Maine Edge

Feb 19, 2019

1/5

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.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Aug 6, 2018

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

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Britt Hayes

ScreenCrush

Mar 16, 2017

7/10

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

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Sharang L

@Scribe187 Nov 1, 2026

Although competently made and acted, it never really comes to life. A rather bland affair.

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Paul B

@PaulDBrazill Jul 29, 2026

THE TRUST is a dull title for a cracking little film. Elijah ‘Frodo’ Wood and Nicolas ‘Superman’ Cage play a couple of small-time cops who hit upon a criminal way to make a hell of a lot of money. The plot twists and turns and veers from a stylish black comedy to a much darker affair. Cage is marvellous, teetering on the precipice of his most manic but not quite tumbling in, and Wood is suitably staid. There is some smashing dialogue too, and a great little cameo from Jerry Lewis as Cage’s dad.

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Michael A

@Kinich61 Jul 15, 2026

Despite the bad reviews, this movie is surprisingly good. Although why Jerry Lewis is part of the cast is unclear.

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Jun 25, 2026

There was nothing bad about the film, but nothing that made it great either

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Oct 3, 2025

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.

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Jagdpanzer T

@RT44446946 Sep 13, 2025

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.

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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, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2016, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m

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