Biography
D.J. Caruso is an American director and producer. Caruso has directed the films Disturbia, Two for the Money, Taking Lives, The Salton Sea, and Eagle Eye. He has also directed television episodes for shows such as The Shield, Over There, Smallville, and Dark Angel. He directed his first music video in 2007 for the song Don't Make Me Wait by This World Fair. He was also a guest judge on the FOX reality show On the Lot for the episode of May 28/29. In 2009 he directed the music video for Airborne ...
Complete Filmography
Mary
2024
Director
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
Shut In
2022
Director
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late.
Redeeming Love
2022
Director, Screenplay
A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017
Executive Producer
When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
Director
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
The Disappointments Room
2016
Director, Writer
A mother and her young son release unimaginable horrors from the attic of their rural dream home.
Standing Up
2013
Screenplay, Director
Based on one of the most beloved Young Adult novels of all time: Two kids are stripped naked and left together on an island in a lake - victims of a v...
Inside
2011
Director
Christina Perasso is a tough, resilient, 24-year old girl. She wakes up trapped in a room and has no idea where she is being held or who did this to h...
I Am Number Four
2011
Director
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller....
Eagle Eye
2008
Director
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening t...
Disturbia
2007
Director
Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He ...
Two for the Money
2005
Director
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
Taking Lives
2004
Director
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scot...
Crazy As Hell
2002
Producer
A famous psychiatrist (Ty Adams) takes on the job of trying to cure patients at the Sedah State Hospital, run by it's folksy doctor (Sam Delazo). All ...
The Salton Sea
2002
Director
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriend...
Mind Prey
1999
Director, Producer
A mentally deranged man takes his former psychiatrist and her two children hostage in revenge for the torment he feels he suffered while being incarce...
Black Cat Run
1998
Director
A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation w...
Cyclops, Baby
1997
Director
The theatrical directorial debut of D.J. Caruso
Nick of Time
1995
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
Drop Zone
1994
Producer, Second Unit Director
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered ...
Another Stakeout
1993
Co-Producer, Second Unit Director
A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness ...
Point of No Return
1993
Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent...
The Hard Way
1991
Associate Producer
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New Yo...
G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant
N/A
Director
The GI Joe force is reinstated for a confrontation when the Cobra terrorists acquire a deadly new weapon.