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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   119,530 votes
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Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers (WGA):
Philip K. Dick (short story)
Scott Frank (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 June 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed... yet? more
Plot:
In the future, criminals are caught before the crimes they commit, but one of the officers in the special unit is accused of one such crime and sets out to prove his innocence. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 47 nominations more
User Comments:
What must film makers do? This was GOOD - believe nothing else. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Chief John Anderton

Max von Sydow ... Director Lamar Burgess

Steve Harris ... Jad

Neal McDonough ... Fletcher

Patrick Kilpatrick ... Knott

Jessica Capshaw ... Evanna

Richard Coca ... Pre-Crime Cop

Keith Campbell ... Pre-Crime Cop

Kirk B.R. Woller ... Pre-Crime Cop

Klea Scott ... Pre-Crime Cop

Frank Grillo ... Pre-Crime Cop

Anna Maria Horsford ... Casey
Sarah Simmons ... Lamar Burgess' Secretary
Eugene Osment ... Jad's Technician

James Henderson ... Office Worker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Total Recall 2 (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content.
Runtime:
145 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Swedish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Indonesia:Dewasa | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (video rating) (2005) | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Austria:14 (Niederösterreich) | Austria:16 (Steiermark) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | India:A | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Israel:PG | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (censored version) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39066) | Ireland:12PG (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed Tom Cruise in Magnolia (1999), has a cameo on the train. It is reported that he is so hard to find that Anderson himself does not know where he appears. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The events take place in the year 2054, but when Anderton is checking the hotel registry to look for Leo Crow, the entry he sees just before he sees the one for Crow is for a hotel client who has checked in and out in the year "44" (i.e. 2044). The entry for Crow has the year reference blanked out. more
Quotes:
Agatha: Think about all the lives that little girl has saved.
Lamar Burgess: Think about all the lives that little girl has saved, think about all the lives she will save, that little girl could have saved Sean.
John Anderton: [yells] Don't you *ever* say his name!
Male Precog: You used the memory of my dead son to set me up.
John Anderton: [yells] You used the memory of my dead son to set me up! That was the one thing you knew would drive me to murder.
Male Precog: What are you going to do now, Lamar?
John Anderton: [yells] What're you going to do now, Lamar?
Male Precog: How are you...
John Anderton: ...going to shut me up?
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Movie Connections:
References North by Northwest (1959) more
Soundtrack:
The Neuroflex more

FAQ

The eye nurse music language ?
Why did Anderton's eyes allow him access to the Temple?
What music plays during the first precrime sequence?
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164 out of 221 people found the following comment useful:-
What must film makers do? This was GOOD - believe nothing else., 17 July 2002
Author: DGoodger from England

I think some people just write reviews for sites like this because they like to complain. I actually find myself wondering if all the gripers here have actually seen Minority Report, as I just have, because I have to say that is one of the most gripping and involving movies I have seen in quite a while.

The content is amazing - all the little details that put the audience firmly in the middle of the 21st century. Personally I can absolutely believe that technology will have advanced in the kind of ways portrayed in the film within 50 years. Just look back 50 years into the past and you should be able to see why. The lives of everyday people in the film, where they are scanned and advertised 'at' all day every day, apart from an excuse for product placement (and why not?), certainly make you think about a world where 'they' know your every move (a future towards which we are already hurtling with some speed).

The style is amazing - why the wooden balls? Because they're cool is why. I like to think that as we progress as a civilization we will keep a few such elegant idiosyncrasies knocking around. The plastic, chrome and glass sets, objects and architecture all looked clean and functional and the way that they suck the color out of a scene worked well and gave the film a distinctive palette. The cars are the best looking vehicles I have ever seen in a film. I have only one criticism here - why do all the computer displays look like Macs? Surely a touch unrealistic ;)

The story is amazing - complicated, yes, but also engrossing, exciting and scary. There are elements here that are only hinted at, but which give the plot a depth increasingly lacking in modern action flicks. And it asks the kind of questions about morality, justice, exploitation and society that'll keep you thinking for much longer that the film's two and some hours.

The direction and performances are amazing - the pre-visualization on this movie must have been a nightmare and yet all the incredible special effects blend perfectly into a visual style that is completely natural and assured, as might be expected from Spielberg and Michael Kahn. There are, of course, numerous references and homages to the work of Stanley Kubrick, which have given a hint of the edge and flair of 'Clockwork Orange' or '2001'. I hope it will continue to be a big influence on Spielberg.

Cruise delivers a first class performance as usual, but the discovery of this film is Samantha Morton as Agatha. Who saw the film and didn't share her terror and vulnerability? Little touches such as the way she clings to Cruise, almost like a baby's reflex, make her a character you immediately care about, innocent and tragic.

Anyway, if that's not enough to recommend the film, then you'll probably never find another one you like again. But if you need another reason, go to see it just for another fantastic soundtrack from the master, John Williams.

Full marks, five stars, a must see several times and buy the DVD movie.

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