After his father’s accidental death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) remains withdrawn, and troubled. When he lashes out at a well-intentioned but insensitive teacher, he finds himself under a court-ordered house arrest. His mother continues to cope, working extra shifts to support herself and her son, as she tries in vain to understand the changes in his personality.

The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale as he takes chances to extend the boundaries both physical and emotional - of his confinement. His interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home toward those of his neighbors, including a mutual attraction to the new girl next door (Sarah Roemer).

Together, they begin to suspect that another neighbor is a serial killer. Are their suspitions merely the product of Kale's cabin fever and vivid imagination? Or have they unwittingly stumbled across a crime that could cost them their lives ?

Directed by
D.J. Caruso

Cast
Shia LaBeouf - Kale
David Morse - Turner
Carrie-Anne Moss - Julie
Sarah Roemer - Ashley
Elyse Mirto - Mrs. Carlson
Matt Craven - Daniel
Aaron Yoo - Ronnie
Charles Carroll - The Judge

Production Co.
The Montecito Picture Company

Produced by
E. Bennett Walsh
Jackie Marcus
Ivan Reitman

Studio
DreamWorks Pictures

Writer
Christopher B. Landon
Carl Ellsworth

Music
Geoff Zanelli