Centineo's first film, The Gold Retrievers, was released directly to DVD in 2009. While you couldn't call the movie a hit, Centineo did have a lead part, which, as a brand new actor, is a pretty big deal. As Rotten Tomatoes explains, 12-year-old Josh Peters (Noah Centineo) attempts to prevent his family home from going into foreclosure and his small town from being swamped by big businesses.
Josh teams up with the new kid in town, Ana, as they try to beat two "dimwitted fugitives" to the town's buried treasure. And, being a family-friendly adventure comedy, silly antics reminiscent of Home Alone ensue. In the film, a young Centineo also had the opportunity to work alongside accomplished actor Billy Zane, which had to be incredibly exciting.
In 2011, Centineo was cast in another lead role, this time as David in Turkles, a movie about two 13-year-old campers who try to figure out why sea turtle eggs are disappearing from the beach. You could say it was campy.
