History Film / Trust

* WomenAreWiser: A primary theme of the film is the exploration of how different family members deal with tragedy differently. Annie's mother is shown to be far more understanding of her daughter's situation and focuses on being a loving mother to her, while her father becomes extremely preoccupied with trying to catch Charlie, sometimes at the expense of what is best for his daughter's feelings.

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''Trust'' is a 2011 film about a teenage girl who meets an online predator, starring [[Creator/CliveOwen Clive Owen]], Creator/CatherineKeener, and Creator/ViolaDavis, and directed by David Schwimmer ([[PlayingAgainstType yes]], ''[[Series/{{Friends}} that]]'' Creator/DavidSchwimmer).

Annie Cameron (Creator/LianaLiberato) is a typical high school freshman from a loving, well-to-do family living in suburban Chicago. For her 14th birthday, her parents buy her a new laptop, which she quickly begins using to chat online with a 16-year-old boy from California named Charlie. At first, Charlie seems like the perfect boyfriend but he soon begins displaying a few quirks, namely the fact that he keeps increasing his age, first to 20, then to 25. However, Annie remains smitten in love with him and soon agrees to meet with him in real life at a mall. When she arrives there, she soon discovers that Charlie was not who presented himself to be...

All of the above only covers the first act of the film, however. The remainder of the movie deals with the fallout of Annie's experience with Charlie and the effect that it has both on her and her friends and family, particularly her relationship with her father Will (Owen).

Annie Cameron (Liana Liberato) is a typical high school freshman from a loving, well-to-do family living in suburban Chicago. For her 14th birthday, her parents buy her a new laptop, which she quickly begins using to chat online with a 16-year-old boy from California named Charlie. At first, Charlie seems like the perfect boyfriend but he soon begins displaying a few quirks, namely the fact that he keeps increasing his age, first to 20, then to 25. However, Annie remains smitten in love with him and soon agrees to meet with him in real life at a mall. When she arrives there, she soon discovers that Charlie was not who presented himself to be...

* AdultFear: Pretty much the entire point of this film was to educate parents on the dangers of teenagers talking to strangers online and the horrifying ripple effects that it can have on entire families.

* PaedoHunt: After Annie's rape, her father Will develops an extreme hatred of all rapists and begins obsessively stalking a registered sex offender who lives in their neighborhood. This comes to a head later in the film when Will sees the man taking pictures at a girls' volleyball game, assumes the worst, and begins severely beating him in public. [[spoiler: It turns out that the man was actually the father of one of the volleyball players and was merely taking pictures of his daughter playing, and in a deleted scene, it was further revealed that the man's sex offender status was due to the fact that he had been charged with statutory rape at the age of 18 for having sex with his then 17-year-old girlfriend, who was now his wife and the mother of their daughter.]]

* NeverTrustATrailer: Some of the trailers promoting the film, perhaps capitalizing on Clive Owen's role, focused on the scenes of Annie's father trying to track and hunt down her rapist ([[spoiler: most of these were actually from a FantasySequence]]), making the movie look like an action-packed RapeAndRevenge-type [[FollowTheLeader knockoff]] of ''Film/{{Taken}}'' rather than the drama that it actually is.

''Trust'' is a 2011 film about a teenage girl who meets an online predator, starring [[Creator/CliveOwen Clive Owen]], Catherine Keener, and Viola Davis, and directed by David Schwimmer ([[PlayingAgainstType yes]], ''[[Series/{{Friends}} that]]'' Creator/DavidSchwimmer).

* CaliforniaDoubling: The film is set in and around Chicago, although it was filmed in Michigan.

* GenreSavvy: Charlie, who the FBI agent lampshades has been wanted for years and is very good at covering his tracks after his crimes.
** In one scene, when the police are trying to entrap him by having Annie contact him again, he dials her mother's cellphone number and, upon hearing her ringtone in the background, realizes that it is a setup and promptly breaks off contact.

''Trust'' is a 2011 film about a teenage girl who meets an online predator, starring [[Creator/CliveOwen Clive Owen]], Catherine Keener, and Viola Davis, and directed by David Schwimmer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Friends}} that]]'' [[PlayingAgainstType David Schwimmer]]).

Annie Cameron (Liana Liberato) is a typical high school freshman from a loving, well-to-do family living in suburban Chicago. For her 14th birthday, her parents buy her a new laptop, which she quickly begins using to chat online with a 16-year-old boy from California named Charlie. At first, Charlie seems like the perfect boyfriend but he soon begins displaying a few quirks, namely the fact that he keeps increasing his age, first to 20, then to 25. However, Annie remains smitten in love with him and soon agrees to meet with him in real life at a mall. When she arrives there, she soon discovers that Charlie was not who presented himself to be…

* BlatantLies: Charlie first claiming to be a 16-year-old high school student, then a college volleyball player, and then a 25-year-old grad student…

* PaedoHunt: After Annie's rape, her father Will develops an extreme hatred of all rapists and begins obsessively stalking a registered sex offender who lives in their neighborhood. This comes to a head later in the film when Will sees the man taking pictures at a girls' volleyball game, assumes the worst, and begins severely beating him in public.
** [[spoiler: It turns out that the man was actually the father of one of the volleyball players and was merely taking pictures of his daughter playing.]]
** [[spoiler: In a deleted scene, it was further revealed that the man's sex offender status was due to the fact that he had been charged with statutory rape at age 18 for having sex with his then 17-year-old girlfriend, who was now his wife and the mother of their daughter.]]
* RapeAndRevenge: Deconstructed. Will becomes so obsessed and singularly focused on trying to capture Charlie that he does so while oblivious to his daughter's actual feelings and ends up hurting her further and damaging their once-close relationship.

* TeensAreMonsters: Several of Annie's mean-spirited classmates produce a SlutShaming website taunting her about her rape. [[spoiler: It is upon discovering this that causes her to [[DrivenToSuicide attempt suicide]].]]

* TheWindyCity: The film is set in and around Chicago (although it was [[CaliforniaDoubling filmed in Michigan]]).

''Trust'' is a 2011 film about a teenage girl who meets an online predator, starring [[Creator/CliveOwen Clive Owen]], Catherine Keener, and Viola Davis, and directed by David Schwimmer (yes, ''[[{{Friends}} that]]'' [[PlayingAgainstType David Schwimmer]]).

* DawsonCasting: Averted with Liana Liberato, who was actually 14 years old at the start of filming.
* DaydreamSurprise: A scene where Will is beating the living hell out of a sex offender turns out to be this.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/MeganIsMissing'', another independent film with the plot of a 14 year old girl meeting an online predator that was released around the same time. The films differ widely in their presentation of the subject matter, though, with ''Trust'' focusing more on the [[RapeAsDrama dramatic effects of rape]] and ''Megan Is Missing'' being more of a ScareEmStraight-type horror film [[spoiler: complete with a far more darker and {{Squick}}ier ending.]]

** [[spoiler: In a DeletedScene, it was further revealed that the man's sex offender status was due to the fact that he had been charged with statutory rape at age 18 for having sex with his then 17-year-old girlfriend, who was now his wife and the mother of their daughter.]]

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Chris Henry Coffey, who played Charlie, was notably very uncomfortable with filming many of his scenes, [[spoiler: particularly the hotel rape scene]], and he recalls letting Liana Liberato lead in that scene, not doing anything until she reassured him that she was entirely comfortable with the situation.

* DuelingMovies: With ''MeganIsMissing'', another independent film with the plot of a 14 year old girl meeting an online predator that was released around the same time. The films differ widely in their presentation of the subject matter, though, with ''Trust'' focusing more on the [[RapeAsDrama dramatic effects of rape]] and ''Megan Is Missing'' being more of a ScareEmStraight-type horror film [[spoiler: complete with a far more darker and {{Squick}}ier ending.]]

''Trust'' is a 2011 film about a teenage girl who meets an online predator, starring [[Creator/CliveOwen Clive Owen]], Catherine Kenner, and Viola Davis, and directed by David Schwimmer (yes, ''[[{{Friends}} that]]'' [[PlayingAgainstType David Schwimmer]]).

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Charlie is never caught and Annie remains severely depressed about the changes in her life. However, she has begun slowly rebuilding her friendship with Brittany and, after listening to her father's heartfelt apology to her, hugs him as they begin the long and painful road to recovery together.]]

* DirtyOldMan: What “Charlie” turns out to be, rather than the handsome teenage/college boy that Annie had envisioned him as.

* DuelingMovies: With ''MeganIsMissing'', another independent film dealing with the subject of online predators that was released around the same time. The films differ widely in their presentation of the topic, though, with ''Trust'' focusing more on the [[RapeAsDrama dramatic effects of rape]] and ''Megan Is Missing'' being more of a ScareEmStraight-type film [[spoiler: complete with a far more darker and {{Squick}}ier ending.]]

* NeverTrustATrailer: Some of the trailers promoting the film, perhaps capitalizing on Clive Owen's role, focused on the scenes of Annie's father trying to track and hunt down her rapist ([[spoiler: most of these were actually fantasy sequences]]), making the movie look like an action-packed RapeAndRevenge-type [[FollowTheLeader knockoff]] of ''Film/{{Taken}}'' rather than the drama that it actually is.

* VigilanteMan: Will begins imagining himself as a sex offender hunter after his daughter's experience with Charlie. [[spoiler: [[DeconstructedTrope it turns out poorly when he actually tries this out in real life, though.]]]]

* NeverTrustATrailer: Some of the trailers promoting the film focused on the scenes of Annie's father trying to track and hunt down her rapist ([[spoiler: most of these were actually fantasy sequences]]), making the movie look like an action-packed RapeAndRevenge-type [[FollowTheLeader knockoff]] of ''{{Taken}}'' rather than the drama that it actually is.

** [[spoiler: And then in the Epilogue, we find out that "Charlie" is actually ''a high school teacher'' and has a loving wife and son of his own.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Charlie is never caught and Annie remains severely depressed about the changes in her life. However, she has begun slowly rebuilding her friendship with Brittany and, after listening to her father's heartfelt apology to her, hugs him they seemingly begin the long and painful road to recovery together.]]

AdultFear: Pretty much the entire point of this film was to educate parents on the dangers of teenagers talking to strangers online and the horrifying ripple effects that it can have on entire families.