6 Movies Directed by D.J. Caruso

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (25644 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Fullplot:

After the murder of his beloved wife, Danny Parker is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey he befriends slacker Jimmy the Finn and becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons. Danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents and sadistic dealer Pooh-Bear.

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-19

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (61552 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Pye (novel)

Jon Bokenkamp (screen story)

Jon Bokenkamp (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car gets a flat tire, and Matt starts changing the tire Martin comments on how he and Matt are about the same height and he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die. He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later, an FBI profiler, Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunting down a serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities. Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim...

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (34534 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Fullplot:

Brandon Lang loves football: an injury keeps him from the pros, but his quarterback's anticipation makes him a brilliant predictor of games' outcomes. Needing money, he leaves Vegas for Manhattan to work for Walter Abrams advising gamblers. Walter has a doting wife, a young daughter, and a thriving business, but he has problems: a bum heart, a belief he's a master manipulator, and addictions barely kept in check. He remakes Brandon, and a father-son relationship grows. Then, things go awry. Walter may be running a con. The odds against Brandon mount.

Disturbia

Disturbia

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-13

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (177142 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Landon (screenplay)

Carl Ellsworth (screenplay)

Christopher Landon (story)

Fullplot:

After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Turner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom?

Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (141672 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Cast:

Writer:

John Glenn (screenplay)

Travis Wright (screenplay)

Hillary Seitz (screenplay)

Dan McDermott (screenplay)

Dan McDermott (story)

Fullplot:

Jerry Shaw is an amiable slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice's instructions, and soon he and a woman he's never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. She is Rachel Holloman, a single mom; the voice has threatened her son's death if she doesn't cooperate. The voice seems to know everything. Who is behind it, what is being planned, and why Jerry and Rachel?

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-02-18

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (181880 Reviews)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Cast:

Writer:

Alfred Gough (screenplay)

Miles Millar (screenplay)

Marti Noxon (screenplay)

Jobie Hughes (novel)

James Frey (novel)

Fullplot:

Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events-his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

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