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{{short description|2016 film by Alex Brewer and Ben Brewer}}
{{for|other films|Trust (disambiguation)#Film and television}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Trust
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| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Alex Brewer <br />Ben Brewer
| producer = Molly Hassell <br />[[Braxton Pope]]
| writer = Ben Brewer <br />Adam Hirsch
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nicolas Cage]]<br>
* [[Elijah Wood]]<br>
* [[Sky Ferreira]]<br>
* [[Jerry Lewis]]<br>
* [[Kevin Weisman]]<br>
* [[Steven Williams]]
}}
| music = Reza Safinia
| cinematography = [[Sean Porter (cinematographer)|Sean Porter]]
| editing = Lauren Connelly
| studio = Highland Film Group <br />Saeculum Productions <br />Hassell Free Production
| distributor = [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2016|3|13|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2016|4|14|United States}}
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'''''The Trust''''' is a 2016 American [[crime drama film]] directed by Alex Brewer and Ben Brewer and, written by Ben Brewer and Adam Hirsch., The filmand starsstarring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Elijah Wood]], [[Sky Ferreira]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Kevin Weisman]] and [[Steven Williams]]. The film was released on [[DirecTV]] on April 14, 2016, before being released on video on demand and in theaters on May 13, 2016, by [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]]. Although ''[[Max Rose (film)|Max Rose]]'' was released after ''The Trust'', this film marks the last role that Jerry Lewis filmed before his death in 2017.
 
==Plot==
Young police Sergeant David Waters and his older boss/ and friend Lieutenant Jim Stone both work in the Evidence Management unit of the [[Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department]]. Disillusioned and bored with their jobs, they also find it hard to make ends meet financially. WhilstWhile looking through case files, Jim comes across a mysterious case: a low level [[drug dealer]] who haswas accessbailed to large amountsout of money,jail—paid asfor indicatedwith by$200,000 hisin [[bail]]cash—indicating receipt,that whichthis wasdealer paidhas foraccess withto $200,000large inamounts aof [[cashier's check]]money.
 
Using his vacation days, Jim conducts unapproved, undercover surveillance at the hotel where the drug dealer works. He discovers that all of the merchandise that the dealer and his's gang movemoves is taken to one building, and never moved againout. David acquires [[blueprints]] from the county planning office and discovers that the gang has built a large safe in the back of an industrial freezer in the building. RealisingRealizing it is unguarded, Jim and David decide to break ininto the safe and steal the contents. They purchasemap out the exact location of the safe and acquire a diamondfloor-standing drill press and a diamond-tipped drill from [[Germany]] andto drill into the safe door. They also buy black market firearms to use instead of their [[service pistol]]s, paying for themeverything with illegally acquired cash from a corrupt colleague. AfterThe breakingcomplicated intoplan therequires apartmentthem aboveto drill into the freezersafe building,door theyfrom restrainthe andresidential muffleapartment itsabove twothe occupantsfreezer, butto Jimallow endsthem upto shootingattack andthe killingsafe onewithout aftertriggering he"failsafe" spitsdoor on himlocks. AfterMuch drillingof andthe usingheist [[Improvisedis explosiveplanned device|improvisedin explosives]]meticulous detail, they manage to unlockbut the vault.plan David,for whodealing haswith becomewhoever empatheticis forin the survivingtargeted femaleapartment hostage,is allows her to call her 3-year-old son's father to assure him that she isleft okayunclear.
 
On the day of the theft, the two break into the apartment above the freezer, but they do not handle the two occupants, a man and a woman, very well. They restrain and muffle the two, but Jim ends up shooting and killing the man after a spitting incident goes bad. They use up two regular drill bits going through the concrete that divides the two spaces. They then use the diamond-tipped drill to go into the safe door, but the drill press stops working when a drive belt breaks. Having no spare belts, the two build an [[Improvised explosive device|improvised explosive]] to finish the hole. Once the hole is completed, Jim watches the safe's tumblers using a long flexible [[cystoscope]], while David manipulates the safe's dial. As each number is identified, David writes it on the safe door. When the door is opened, the two discover that the high-tech vault is filled with extraordinary high-value gems and cash. Jim is elated, but David becomes concerned that stealing so many valuables from the gang will get them tracked down and killed. They decide to return to the apartment to clean up, in preparation to leave, and David locks the safe behind him as the two go back upstairs.
Jim and David search the safe, which contains vast quantities of [[diamond]]s, cash and gold coins. Despite Jim being elated, David becomes concerned that stealing so many valuables from the gang will get them tracked down and killed, and subsequently relocks the safe so Jim can't access it. Enraged, Jim threatens David at gunpoint, forcing him to open the safe and unload the valuables. As they are packing up the drill, David kills Jim in a shootout and returns the contents to the safe. He drives off with the hostage to drop her up north, assuring her of her freedom. Later, David sees two vans following him and he notices the phone number advertised on the back of one of them as the same number the hostage called earlier. Despite identifying himself as a police officer, David is shot dead by men in the vans, who rescue the woman. David's [[badge]] and the diamond-tipped drill are catalogued in the Evidence Management building where he and Jim used to work.
 
In the apartment, David, becomes empathetic for the surviving female hostage. She asks David to call her husband, so she can make sure that her 3-year-old son is taken care of—David agrees and the woman has a very brief conversation with whoever answers the phone. They break down the drillbit and discuss what is left to be done before they leave. When Jim and David return to the safe, Jim discovers that David not only re-locked the safe door, but also erased the combination numbers. Enraged, Jim threatens David at gunpoint, forcing him to open the safe. The valuables are loaded into bags and Jim begins loading bags into their van. But when David goes to kill the woman, he gets cold feet and shoots Jim instead. After a brief shootout, Jim is finally killed.
 
David returns all the valuables back into the safe and loads the woman hostage into the van, promising her that he will release her when they get far enough away from the city. As they are driving on a deserted stretch of road, the van is surrounded by other vehicles, including a contractor's truck marked with a company's phone number—the same phone number that the woman had David call earlier. David attempts to identify himself as a police officer, but he is shot dead, and the movie closes with physical evidence from the car and heist being catalogued and stored in the Evidence Management building where David and Jim used to work.
 
==Cast==
* [[Nicolas Cage]]<ref name="variety1">{{cite web|author=Dave McNary |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-nicolas-cage-starring-in-crime-thriller-the-trust-1201180790/ |title=CANNES: Nicolas Cage Starring in Crime Thriller ‘The'The Trust’Trust' |publisher=Variety |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> as Lieutenant Jim Stone
* [[Elijah Wood]]<ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/elijah-wood-joins-nicolas-cage-768671 |title=Elijah Wood Joins Nicolas Cage in Cop Thriller 'The Trust' |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-01-30 |accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> as Sergeant David Waters
* [[Sky Ferreira]]<ref name="thewrap1">{{cite web|author=Jeff Sneider |url=httphttps://www.thewrap.com/sky-ferreira-joins-nicolas-cage-elijah-wood-in-crime-thriller-the-trust-exclusive/ |title=Sky Ferreira Joins Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood in Crime Thriller 'The Trust' (Exclusive) |publisher=Thewrap.com |date=2015-02-09 |accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> as The Woman
* [[Jerry Lewis]]<ref name="deadline1">{{cite web|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=httphttps://deadline.com/2015/02/jerry-lewis-the-trust-nicolas-cage-elijah-wood-1201375459/ |title=Jerry Lewis Takes Lead Role In ‘The'The Trust’Trust' Movie |publisher=Deadline |date=2015-02-18 |accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> as Mr. Stone, Jim's fatherFather
* [[Ethan Suplee]] as Detective
* [[Kenna James]] as Captain Harris
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==Production==
On May 14, 2014, [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Jack Huston]] joined the prospective cast,<ref name="variety1"/> the latter for the co-leading role eventually assigned to Elijah Wood. On November 6, 2014, [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]] acquired distribution rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Sneider |url=httphttps://www.thewrap.com/nicolas-cage-crime-thriller-the-trust-acquired-by-saban-films/ |title=Nicolas Cage Crime Thriller 'The Trust' Acquired by Saban Films |publisher=Thewrap.com |date=2014-11-06 |accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref> On January 30, 2015, [[Elijah Wood]] joined the cast.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/> On February 9, 2015, singer [[Sky Ferreira]] joined the cast.<ref name="thewrap1"/> On February 18, 2015, [[Jerry Lewis]] joined the cast.<ref name="deadline1"/> [[Principal photography]] began on January 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-2215-eddie-redmayne-starts-on-the-danish-girl-martin-scorsese-begins-lensing-silence-more/ |title=On the Set for 2/2/15: Eddie Redmayne Starts on The Danish Girl, Martin Scorsese Begins Lensing Silence & More |publisher=Ssninsider.com |date=2015-02-02 |accessdate=2015-04-01 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135317/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-2215-eddie-redmayne-starts-on-the-danish-girl-martin-scorsese-begins-lensing-silence-more |archivedatearchive-date=2015-06-10 }}</ref> Filming took place entirely in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|dfurl=https://nevadafilm.com/13-feature-films-released-in-2016-with-nevada-filming-locations/|title=13 Feature Films Released in 2016 with Nevada Filming Locations|publisher=Nevada Film Office|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Release==
The film premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 14, 2016. The film was released on [[DirecTV]] on April 14, 2016, before being released on video on demand and in theaters on May 13, 2016, by [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]].<ref name="autogenerated1ew">{{cite webmagazine|last=Collis |first=Clark |url=httphttps://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/07/nicolas-cage-elijah-wood-sxsw-trust |title=Nicolas Cage: The Trust trailer with Elijah Wood |publishermagazine=EW.com [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=2016-03-07 |accessdate=2016-03-09}}</ref> The film was released on [[DirecTV]] on April 14, 2016, before being released on video on demand and in theaters on May 13, 2016, by [[Saban Capital Group|Saban Films]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
 
==Home media==
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==Reception==
''The Trust'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has aan approval rating of 63%, based on 4346 reviews, with an average rating of 5.647/10. The critical consensus states: "''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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771439006/ |title=The Trust (2016) |publisherwebsite= [[Rotten Tomatoes |date=]] |accessdate=2016 2020-0503-1722 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-trust |title=The Trust Reviews |publisherwebsite= [[Metacritic |date=]] |accessdate=2016-05-17}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of films set in Las Vegas]]
 
==References==
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