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Paranóia (2007)

Disturbia (original title)
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A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Christopher Landon (screenplay), Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) | 1 more credit »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Shia LaBeouf ... Kale
Sarah Roemer ... Ashley
Carrie-Anne Moss ... Julie
David Morse ... Mr. Turner
Aaron Yoo ... Ronnie
Jose Pablo Cantillo ... Officer Gutierrez
Matt Craven ... Daniel Brecht
Viola Davis ... Detective Parker
Brandon Caruso Brandon Caruso ... Greenwood Boy
Luciano Rauso Luciano Rauso ... Greenwood Boy
Daniel Caruso Daniel Caruso ... Greenwood Boy
Kevin Quinn Kevin Quinn ... Mr. Carlson
Elyse Mirto ... Mrs. Carlson
Suzanne Rico Suzanne Rico ... News Anchor
Kent Shocknek ... News Anchor
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Storyline

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? Written by O.G.

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Trivia

(at around 20 mins) Executive producer Steven Spielberg came up with the idea of the little boy on the Big Wheel going by in Kale's neighborhood. See more »

Goofs

(at around 1h 8 mins) When Kale and Ronnie are talking to Ashley about her possibly having Stockholm syndrome, she gets a call from her mom. She says "Hi, no, I'm not over here". She gave it away. What she should have said was "Hi, no, I'm not over there". See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Kale: Do you think he sees us?
Daniel Brecht: No, he can't see us. But trust me, he can feel us watching.
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Referenced in A Vedeta: Fantasy Island (2008) See more »

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Lovin' You
Written by Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph
Performed by Minnie Riperton
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Disturbia
29 August 2007 | by rajdoctorSee all my reviews

I had seen the trailer of the movie and found it appealing. Later I found that it is somewhat similar to Rear Window – the Hitchcock movie and is on the same lines; that made me go and see this movie.

It is the story of a young boy Kale (Shia LaBeouf) who is sentenced to 3 months of house arrest and finds ways to peep through his windows in neighbors' lives – one, the recently moved neighbor girl Ashley (Sarah Roemer) and another middle aged guy Mr.Turner (David Morse) who our young boy and his friend Ronnie (Aaron Yo) suspects as a killer. Is Mr.Turner a killer? Or this is just paranoia of our young gang? The Director D.J.Caruso – who has specialized in crime thrillers in past 4-5 movies, does a very decent job in keeping the audience engrossed in the narrative and unfolds the story slowly and nicely. The movie presents many aspects of drama, and takes us through a ride of varied sub-plots with good interest. There are a couple of minor annoying scenes – like the love aspect (quite unnecessary I thought, but may be required for today's young audiences) and the usual cliché of thriller movies. But overall the movie is entertaining.

Shia LaBeouf is not a great actor, but does a decent job, so does the Sarah Roemer, Aaron Yo and David Morse.

The camera work is excellent because it shows only that much which would make you eager to peep beyond the camera frame to see what is there – and that keeps you engaged. The music is okay.

Yes, the movie is not close to the classic Rear Window, but I should say that I liked the movie.

(Stars 6.75 out of 10)


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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

2 August 2007 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Paranóia See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,224,982, 15 April 2007

Gross USA:

$80,209,692

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$118,114,220
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DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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