Minority Report (2002)

In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Philip K. Dick (short story), Scott Frank (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 90 nominations.

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

Storyline

In the year 2054 A.D. crime is virtually eliminated from Washington D.C. thanks to an elite law enforcing squad "Precrime". They use three gifted humans (called "Pre-Cogs") with special powers to see into the future and predict crimes beforehand. John Anderton heads Precrime and believes the system's flawlessness steadfastly. However one day the Pre-Cogs predict that Anderton will commit a murder himself in the next 36 hours. Worse, Anderton doesn't even know the victim. He decides to get to the mystery's core by finding out the 'minority report' which means the prediction of the female Pre-Cog Agatha that "might" tell a different story and prove Anderton innocent.

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Plot Keywords:

year 2054 | future noir | neo noir | washington d.c. | psychic | 

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Taglines:

The system is perfect until it comes after you.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the exact logistics of the predictive technology highlighted in Minority Report has not yet come to fruition as of 2017, the first traces of predictive technology being used in law enforcement have begun to appear. In a handful of areas in the US, police departments are working with software programs that predict in what areas of the department's city criminal acitivity will be taking place day to day, based on past activity. Each day the police officers will be given reports detailing what areas the program has predicted crimes will be taking place for that day, and the officers patrol those areas rather than areas they may have otherwise covered that day.

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Goofs

When John takes Agatha to see his hacker friend they escape with the aid of Agatha's immediate future visions. However, at the start of the movie it is explained that the Precogs can only see future murders, not immediate non-murder futures.

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Quotes

[Anderton gets wheeled into containment unit]
Gideon: You're part of my flock now, John.

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Crazy Credits

The cast list during the closing credits is divided into the following categories: Pre-Crime, FBI, Pre-Cog Chamber, The Greenhouse, Department of Containment, Pre-Crime Witenesses, Anderton's Family, Victims & Killers, The Mall, The Chase, Operating Room & Tenement Bldg., The Ballroom, And (miscellaneous cast members), Commercials, & Stunts

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Alternate Versions

In the theatrical version, Dr. Solomon Eddie shouts something in Swedish into the bathroom at Greta. The subtitle reads something like, "Wipe your ass and get out here." This line is absent in the VHS and DVD versions of the film.

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Connections

References The Fugitive (1993)

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Soundtracks

Pine and Oats
Written by Guy Moon & Bob Kurtz
Produced by Guy Moon

User Reviews

Looks great, interesting story

May be this film has some flaws but while watching it I wasn't too distracted by that. Here we have one of the greatest directors alive (Steven Spielberg), a very big star (Tom Cruise) with a great ensemble (Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Peter Stormare, Samantha Morton, Tim Blake Nelson) around him, a good cinematography (Janusz Kaminski) and a nice score by John Williams all packed in a great story (based on the novel by Philip K. Dick) with perfect visual effects.

In the year 2054 murders can be predicted and stopped before they happen. If you were about to kill but stopped you are locked. Tom Cruise is one of the agents who stops those murders. Then he discovers the next murder they have to stop will be committed by himself.

I will not reveal more of the plot. The story itself is great. It is intelligent, but also exciting with great action scenes. The visuals are truly beautiful and perfectly support the sci-fi story. If you like action thrillers and you don't mind they are set in the future (with some futuristic gadgets) this is your film. 9/10.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

21 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Total Recall 2

Filming Locations:

Butter Island, Penobscot Bay, Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$102,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,677,125, 23 June 2002

Gross USA:

$132,072,926

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$358,372,926

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1