Disturbia 2007 PG-13, 104 min. Genre: Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron Yoo, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Matt Craven, Viola Davis, Brandon Caruso, Luciano Caruso, Daniel Caruso, Kevin Quinn, Elyse Mirto
Suffering from trauma following his father's death in a car accident, 17-year-old Kale (Shia LaBeouf) slugs his teacher, which results in a court-ordered, three-month sentence of house arrest. Bored with his new lifestyle, Kale begins to put together surveillance equipment to spy on the neighbors and is joined by new-girl-in-the-neighborhood Ashley (Sarah Roemer) and his friend Ronnie (Aaron Yoo). Kale discovers that things in the neighborhood are not as they appear, and one who stands out from the rest is Mr. Turner (David Morse) who has made friends with Kale's mother, Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss). Mr. Turner's classic Ford Mustang just happens to match the description of a car involved in a murder case, and Kale soon begins to suspect that Turner is a serial killer. Kale, Julie, and Ronnie rig cameras hoping to catch evidence on Turner as they stake out his house.
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Eagle Eye 2008 PG-13, 118 min. Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Ethan Embry, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Azizi, Cameron Boyce, Lynn Cohen, Bill Smitrovich, Charles Carroll, William Sadler, Deborah Strang, Dariush Kashani
Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) has just returned home to Chicago following his twin brother's funeral and discovers thousands of dollars have been deposited in his ATM account. His apartment is filled with military gear, and a phone call warns him to follow instructions or he will be arrested as a terrorist. The FBI arrives at his door, and Jerry is grilled by Agent Thomas Morgan (Billy Bob Thornton). Meanwhile, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan) has just put her eight-year-old son, Sam (Cameron Boyce), on a train bound for Washington, D.C. where his school band is scheduled to perform at the Kennedy Center. Rachel also receives a phone call from the same stranger telling her to follow directions or Sam will die. The stranger arranges for Rachel and Jerry to get together, and, with Morgan in hot pursuit, they become fugitives desperately trying to find out what is really happening.
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The Salton Sea 2002 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama
Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzman, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia, Glenn Plummer, Meat Loaf, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Kara Unger
California's Salton Sea is the metaphor for drug addiction in this story about Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) who, after his wife's murder, infiltrates the drug world as a dealer where he seeks to avenge her death.
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Taking Lives 2004 R, 100 min. Genre: Action
Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tcheky Karyo, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Paul Dano, Justin Chatwin, Andre Lacoste, Billy Two Rivers, Richard Lemire
FBI agent Illeana (Angelina Jolie) is summoned to Canada to help Montreal police officers solve a murder. During the investigation, Illeana determines that the person they are looking for is really a serial killer who has been assuming the identities of his latest victims.
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Two for the Money 2005 R, 122 min. Genre: Drama
Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Jeremy Piven, Armand Assante, Jaime King, Kevin Chapman, Ralph Garman, Gedde Watanabe, Carly Pope, Charles Carroll, Gerard Plunkett
Bookie Walter Abrams (Al Pacino) mentors former college football star Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) because of Brandon's unique ability to predict sporting events' wins and losses. Abrams changes Brandon's name to John Anthony and puts him on his TV show advising wheelers and dealers where to make their fortunes through sports bets.
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| 1. Disturbia (2007)
2. Eagle Eye (2008)
3. The Salton Sea (2002)
4. Taking Lives (2004)
5. Two for the Money (2005)
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