In the bustling heart of New York City, a simple misunderstanding in a crowded cafe spirals into an all-consuming urban odyssey in Theresa Rebeck's sharp-witted drama Trouble. When an intense encounter between a harried woman, played by Anjelica Huston, and a volatile stranger, portrayed by David Morse, escalates, it draws in a diverse cross-section of city dwellers including a well-meaning professor Bill Pullman, his concerned daughter Julia Stiles, and a pragmatic police officer Victor Williams. As the day unfolds, this single incident exposes the fragile threads connecting strangers, forcing each person to confront their own prejudices, fears, and capacity for compassion. Blending tense drama with moments of unexpected humor, the film masterfully explores how a ripple of conflict in the urban jungle can reveal the shared humanity—and simmering tensions—beneath the surface of everyday life.