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MONEY
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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
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The Perfect Guy
"Trust one, fear the other."
2015 1h 40m EN
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5.7
MID
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19%
ROTTEN
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36
METACRITIC
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5.6
IMDB
★5.7TMDB · 345🥫19%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 11,696
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, disagrees with her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting painful breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan. Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to break up with the man she thought was Mr. Right. She soon realizes that Carter doesn't want to let her go.
“Trust one, fear the other.”
Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Leah Vaughn
Michael Ealy
Carter Duncan
Morris Chestnut
Dave King
Kathryn Morris
Karen
Holt McCallany
Detective Hansen
Rutina Wesley
Alicia
Charles S. Dutton
Roger Vaughn
L. Scott Caldwell
Evelyn Vaughn
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David M. Rosenthal
- Writers
- Tyger Williams, Tyger Williams, Alan B. McElroy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by David M. Rosenthal, shot by Peter Simonite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joan Sobel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Trust one, fear the other.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3862750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David M. Rosenthal directs. Peter Simonite behind the camera. Atli Örvarsson scores. Joan Sobel cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Directed by David M. Rosenthal, shot by Peter Simonite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joan Sobel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Trust one, fear the other.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt3862750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 17 themes, including "detective", "stalking", "los angeles, california", "falling in love".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Simonite
- Original score
- Atli Örvarsson
- Editing
- Joan Sobel
- Production design
- William Arnold
- Makeup / hair
- Joanetta Stowers
- VFX supervisor
- Erick Geisler
- Sound
- Mark Paterson
- Stunt coordinator
- Lance Gilbert
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $60,273,173
- Return
- 502% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 19% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 36/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.6/10 · 11,696 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
3 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
David M. Rosenthal
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Screen Gems
US
- RO
Rocklin / Faust
Key crew
- ProducerTommy Oliver
- ProducerDarryl Taja
- Executive ProducerSanaa Lathan
- Executive ProducerGlenn S. Gainor
- Costume DesignerAnnie Bloom
- Executive ProducerMichael Ealy
- Co-ProducerValerie Bleth Sharp
- StuntsDustin Meier
- StuntsJalil Jay Lynch
- StuntsSteve Holladay
- StuntsJohn C. Meier
- Second Assistant "A" CameraEric Amundsen
- StuntsTroy Gilbert
- Unit Production ManagerGlenn S. Gainor
- StuntsAaron Toney
- Script SupervisorRonit Ravich-Boss
- StuntsDarrell Davis
- Second Assistant DirectorJanell Sammelman
- StuntsAngela Meryl
- StuntsAustin Priester
- Property MasterCynthia Nibler
- First Assistant DirectorSteve Danton
- StuntsHorace Knight Jr.
- Steadicam OperatorBJ McDonnell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- detective
- stalking
- los angeles, california
- falling in love
- break-up
- group of friends
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- chance meeting
- volatile
- lobbyist
- long term relationship
- perfect man
- new relationship
- mr. right
- suspense thriller
- want to get married
- dangerous
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-09-11PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Ο Ιδανικός ΑντραςGR
- El hombre idealES
- El chico idealES
