Portrait of D.J. Caruso

Directing

D.J. Caruso

Career

Active from 1995 to 2024, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shield
The Shield
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
D.J. Caruso Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Survival Story 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Gritty Police Procedural 2
  • High-Stakes Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
A Visit to Grandpa’s
A Visit to Grandpa’s

Director

2020s

3 titles · average score 49
Mary
Mary (2024)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love (2022)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

Shut In
Shut In (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

2010s

6 titles · average score 44
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Tribes of Palos Verdes
The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Executive Producer

The Disappointments Room
The Disappointments Room (2016)
GoodWatch score 24

Director, Writer

Standing Up
Standing Up (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Screenplay

I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four (2011)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Inside
Inside (2011)

Director, Writer

2000s

7 titles · average score 50
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Disturbia
Disturbia (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

On the Lot
On the Lot (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Two for the Money
Two for the Money (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Taking Lives
Taking Lives (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Crazy As Hell
Crazy As Hell (2002)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

1990s

8 titles · average score 49
Mind Prey
Mind Prey (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

Black Cat Run
Black Cat Run (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Cyclops, Baby
Cyclops, Baby (1997)

Director

Nick of Time
Nick of Time (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

Second Unit Director, Executive Producer

Drop Zone
Drop Zone (1994)
GoodWatch score 46

Second Unit Director, Producer

Point of No Return
Point of No Return (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

Associate Producer, Second Unit Director

Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout (1993)
GoodWatch score 34

Co-Producer, Second Unit Director

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer