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Sword of Trust

Sword of Trust

Comedy · 2019

When Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that he believed to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

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Sword of Trust

2019 Comedy 1h 29m

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6.0 / 10

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When Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that he believed to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Lynn Shelton

Written by

Lynn Shelton · Michael Patrick O'Brien

Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Mel

Jon Bass

Jon Bass

Nathaniel

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Mary

Jillian Bell

Jillian Bell

Cynthia

Toby Huss

Toby Huss

Hog Jaws

Dan Bakkedahl

Dan Bakkedahl

Kingpin

Lynn Shelton

Lynn Shelton

Deirdre

Court is in session

Put Sword of Trust on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.