 Appian Way 's next film was released three years later — the comedy drama Gardener of Eden which , according to The Hollywood Reporter 's Frank Scheck , " lacks the necessary dramatic urgency or black humor to connect with audiences " . A few months later , it released The 11th Hour , a documentary about global warming . The film featured 50 experts on environmental issues and the solutions , and won the <unk> Environmental Film Award through the National Geographic Channel in March 2008 . DiCaprio wrote a three @-@ season television series Greensburg ( 2008 – 10 ) which was produced by the company . The company , along with Dark Castle Entertainment , released the 2009 psychological horror film Orphan , which told the story of a couple who , after the death of their unborn child , adopt a mysterious 9 @-@ year @-@ old girl . The film 's content , depicting a murderous adoptee , created controversy among the adoption community , which stated that it promotes negative stereotypes about orphans . Although the film received mixed reviews , it was a commercial success . Scorsese reunited with the company to make the film Shutter Island ( 2010 ) , a psychological thriller based on the 2003 novel of same name by Dennis Lehane . DiCaprio played U.S. Marshal Edward " Teddy " Daniels , who investigates a psychiatric facility located on an island but eventually comes to question his own sanity . A commercial success , the film received generally positive reviews ; Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film 's direction and performances but criticized its " silly twist ending " , calling it " supremely exasperating " . 
