Movies directed by Jon Turteltaub
In a way, I feel like the victim of a bait-and-switch scheme. The movie I saw isn’t the one advertised in the trailers. As marketed, The Meg looks like a breezy, campy monster movie that supersizes Jaws with an infusion of Jurassic Park. I...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Jason Statham, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, ...
Perhaps it takes a movie like The Sorcerer's Apprentice to make one appreciate the level of creativity evident in the Harry Potter series. Distilled to their bare essences, both stories are remarkably similar: a modern-day kid discovers he has mag...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-14
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: FANTASY/ADVENTURE
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, ...
A peek at the resumes of director Jon Turteltaub (The Sorcerer's Apprentice, National Treasure) and writer Dan Fogelman (Cars, Fred Claus) gives an indication that Last Vegas may not be headed for edgy, ground-breaking territory. Despite the presen...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, ...
How to review a movie that's essentially a copy of its predecessor? The temptation is to simply copy what I wrote about the first National Treasure into this space with a few minor edits to account for name and location changes. Everything from t...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, ...
I'm as willing as any movie-lover to accept a certain amount of ridiculousness in a movie if it serves the greater purpose of entertainment. And, when it comes to action movies, I like to think that my level of tolerance is pretty high. Hey, I en...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-11-19
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, ...