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Disturbia

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
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Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer in Disturbia (2007)
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A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.

  • Director
    • D.J. Caruso
  • Writers
    • Christopher Landon
    • Carl Ellsworth
  • Stars
    • Shia LaBeouf
    • David Morse
    • Carrie-Anne Moss
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    241K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Director
      • D.J. Caruso
    • Writers
      • Christopher Landon
      • Carl Ellsworth
    • Stars
      • Shia LaBeouf
      • David Morse
      • Carrie-Anne Moss
    • 594User reviews
    • 246Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    Shia LaBeouf
    Shia LaBeouf
    • Kale
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Mr. Turner
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Julie
    Sarah Roemer
    Sarah Roemer
    • Ashley
    Aaron Yoo
    Aaron Yoo
    • Ronnie
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Officer Gutierrez
    Matt Craven
    Matt Craven
    • Daniel Brecht
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Detective Parker
    Brandon Caruso
    Brandon Caruso
    • Greenwood Boy
    Luciano Rauso
    • Greenwood Boy
    Daniel Caruso
    • Greenwood Boy
    Kevin Quinn
    • Mr. Carlson
    Elyse Mirto
    Elyse Mirto
    • Mrs. Carlson
    Suzanne Rico
    • News Anchor
    Kent Shocknek
    Kent Shocknek
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    Rene Raymond Rivera
    Rene Raymond Rivera
    • Senor Gutierrez
    • (as Rene Rivera)
    Amanda Walsh
    Amanda Walsh
    • Minnie Tyco
    Charles Carroll
    Charles Carroll
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      • D.J. Caruso
    • Writers
      • Christopher Landon
      • Carl Ellsworth
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    • Trivia
      The copyright holders of Cornell Woolrich's short story 'It Had to Be Murder', which Rear Window (1954) was based on, sued DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, and Steven Spielberg for using the story without permission. In 2010, a federal judge dismissed the suit, ruling "The main plots are similar only at a high, unprotectable level of generality ... Where 'Disturbia' is rife with sub-plots, the short story has none. The setting and mood of the short story are static and tense, whereas the setting and mood of 'Disturbia' are more dynamic and peppered with humor and teen romance.". The publishers have a point though, this is, in some ways, an updated version of Rear Window.
    • Goofs
      (at around 20 mins) When Kale is walking around his yard marking the area that he can stay in, he makes a square. However if he is only allowed to be within a 100 foot radius of the ankle monitor, the area would be a circle.
    • Quotes

      Kale: This is my friend, Ronnie. Ronald. Say hi, Ronald.

      Ronnie: Hi, Ronald.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Disturbia/Year of the Dog/Hot Fuzz/Perfect Stranger/Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Because I Got High
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    8/10
    Coffee and donuts…Disturbia
    I understand that the new movie Disturbia is about a person who is unable to leave his room and must look out the window for entertainment. During his peeping sessions, he finds that his neighbor might be a killer and by doing so, tries to get everyone around him to help find out the truth. That premise, and that premise alone, is the ONLY thing that likens this movie to Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece of tension and technical genius, Rear Window. Director D.J. Caruso has taken this script, no credit listed to the writers of that classic, and created a contemporary world around which he can create a cat and mouse chase from the small radius that our protagonist is allowed to travel within having a house arrest anklet affixed to his leg. If the critics are to be believed that this is a ripoff/remake, then every romantic comedy coming down the pipeline is one as well. Boy meets girl, boy must win girl, conflict causes relationship to stay strained, boy ultimately wins girl. Actually since every rom-com follows that exact plot sketch, they are more derivative than Disturbia to Rear Window because Caruso takes a premise, updates it, and makes it his own.

    Worried that this might end up as another lame duck attempt from the director, I didn't have too lofty of expectations. I am a fan of Shia LaBeouf, ever since his "Even Stevens" days, and knew he could give it credibility. Fortunately, after the highly disappointing Taking Lives and the ho-hum Two for the Money, it seems Caruso has come back to the form he had with his brilliant debut Salton Sea. Maybe it was the recent work on "The Shield," but we have some nice grit, close-up composition, and stylish camera-work. The realism from Sea is back and Disturbia brings it all to make one of the most entertaining films I've seen this year. We have fantastic humor—LaBeouf's delivery and everyman rapport lends to this well—as well as effective scares and edge of your seat suspense. This is a PG-13 movie that knows what it is and rather than titillate with coming as close to the line as possible, stays in check and deals out a healthy dose of mood and emotion rather than blood and sex. I'd even go as far as saying Sarah Roemer's girl-next-door is the most sensual role this year. It is all about her confidence and eyes, her body language makes it work, and you fall for her just as LaBeouf does, whereas the usual R-rated nudity and over the top craziness has been going so far as to numb audiences by doing what every film now does. Credit Caruso for showing restraint for everything and leading us along by uncovering pieces of the story only when we need to know them.

    Besides LaBeouf, Roemer, and a funny turn from Aaron Yoo, the main driving force here is David Morse. This gem of a character actor is at the top of his game as the villainous, did he or didn't he, neighborhood serial killer. He is good as the conflicted heavy who does wrong only when the world around him has forced him to, (like in Dancer in the Dark and Down in the Valley), but he is perfect as the all out creepy, sly-smiling force being accused of kidnapping and killing numerous women. Morse was allowed to run free and he took the opportunity and went even further with it. Where many suspense films like this would become laughable eventually, the realism brought out through LaBeouf and Morse keep the audience enthralled and interested in how everything will play out. I was never bored and at times actually wondering what would happen next because I was so caught up. When the climax comes, I actually was surprised thinking it was crazy that they would get us there so early, but I was just so into it that I didn't realize how much time had past.

    Disturbia is a genre film and won't be winning any awards any time soon. What it may lack in total originality it more than makes up for in mood and effective thrills. It had everything you could want from a movie without making you have to think too much. Sit down, go for the ride and walk out of the theatre with the knowledge that your time was well spent. D.J. Caruso, thank you for redeeming yourself.
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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Aviators
    • Filming locations
      • 6221 Painter Ave, Whittier, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Cold Spring Pictures
      • The Montecito Picture Company
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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,209,692
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,224,982
      • Apr 15, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $118,114,220
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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