The Taking Lives (Widescreen Edition) Unrated Directors Cut is a suspenseful mystery film directed by D.J. Caruso and Tony Scott. This Warner Home Video DVD release from 2004 features an extended runtime of 109 minutes in English language. The film follows the story of a forensic profiler who hunts down a disturbed individual who is copying the techniques of famous serial killers. With a widescreen format, viewers are fully immersed in the intense and thrilling narrative of this suspenseful film.