Trust (1990)

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A slightly twisted comedy.

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

• Released: 1990-09-09
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 171 votes

Directed by Hal Hartley.

Top cast

• Adrienne Shelly as Maria Coughlin
• Martin Donovan as Matthew Slaughter
• Rebecca Nelson as Jean Coughlin (as Merritt Nelson)
• John MacKay as Jim Slaughter
• Edie Falco as Peg Coughlin
• Gary Sauer as Anthony
• Matt Malloy as Ed
• Suzanne Costollos as Rachel
• Jeff Howard as Robert
• Karen Sillas as Nurse Paine

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Trust

• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video

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