Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

The Adjustment Bureau

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
263K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,766
459
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau -- Super Bowl Spot
Play trailer0:31
13 Videos
99+ Photos
RomanceSci-FiThriller

The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.

  • Director
    • George Nolfi
  • Writers
    • George Nolfi
    • Philip K. Dick
  • Stars
    • Matt Damon
    • Emily Blunt
    • Lisa Thoreson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    263K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,766
    459
    • Director
      • George Nolfi
    • Writers
      • George Nolfi
      • Philip K. Dick
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Emily Blunt
      • Lisa Thoreson
    • 523User reviews
    • 421Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

    Videos13

    The Adjustment Bureau -- Super Bowl Spot
    Trailer 0:31
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau -- Super Bowl Spot
    The Adjustment Bureau
    Trailer 2:30
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau
    The Adjustment Bureau: David Tells Thompson He Is Choosing Elise
    Clip 0:43
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: David Tells Thompson He Is Choosing Elise
    The Adjustment Bureau: Richardson Confronts David On The Street
    Clip 0:40
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Richardson Confronts David On The Street
    The Adjustment Bureau: Richardson Tells David He Can Read His Mind
    Clip 0:46
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Richardson Tells David He Can Read His Mind
    The Adjustment Bureau: Elise Challenges David To A Race Down The Street
    Clip 0:49
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Elise Challenges David To A Race Down The Street
    The Adjustment Bureau: Elise Kills David's Phone
    Clip 1:01
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Elise Kills David's Phone
    The Adjustment Bureau: Harry And David Talk At A Bar
    Clip 0:46
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Harry And David Talk At A Bar
    The Adjustment Bureau: David And Elise Run From Thompson
    Clip 0:50
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: David And Elise Run From Thompson
    The Adjustment Bureau
    Featurette 3:32
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau
    The Adjustment Bureau: Fate Featurette
    Featurette 3:32
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: Fate Featurette
    The Adjustment Bureau: A Look Inside (Featurette)
    Featurette 2:54
    Watch The Adjustment Bureau: A Look Inside (Featurette)

    Photos158

    Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Terence Stamp in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon, George Nolfi, and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    George Nolfi in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon and Michael Kelly in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon and George Nolfi in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • David Norris
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Elise Sellas
    Lisa Thoreson
    • Suburban Mom
    Florence Kastriner
    • Suburban Mom
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Charlie Traynor
    Phyllis MacBryde
    Phyllis MacBryde
    • Suburban Neighbor
    Natalie Carter
    Natalie Carter
    • Suburban Neighbor
    • (as Natalie E. Carter)
    Chuck Scarborough
    Chuck Scarborough
    • Chuck Scarborough
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Jon Stewart
    Gregory P. Hitchen
    • U.S. Coast Guard Officer
    • (as Capt. Gregory P. Hitchen)
    Darrell Lenormand
    Darrell Lenormand
    • Upstate Farmer
    • (as Darrell James LeNormand)
    Michael Bloomberg
    Michael Bloomberg
    • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
    • (as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg)
    Kar Fearon
    • Political Consultant
    • (as Kar)
    RJ Konner
    RJ Konner
    • Political Consultant
    Susan D. Michaels
    • Reporter
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Harry Mitchell
    Gregory Lay
    • Albert, Campaign Aide
    Lauren Hodges
    Lauren Hodges
    • Robyn, Campaign Aide
    • Director
      • George Nolfi
    • Writers
      • George Nolfi
      • Philip K. Dick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Emily Blunt Through the Years

    Emily Blunt Through the Years

    Take a look back at the career of Emily Blunt on and off the big screen.
    See more Emily
    View image
    View image
    View image

    More like this

    Green Zone
    6.8
    Green Zone
    Contagion
    6.8
    Contagion
    The Island
    6.8
    The Island
    Jason Bourne
    6.6
    Jason Bourne
    The Bourne Supremacy
    7.7
    The Bourne Supremacy
    The Girl on the Train
    6.5
    The Girl on the Train
    Looper
    7.4
    Looper
    Next
    6.2
    Next
    Deja Vu
    7.1
    Deja Vu
    The Bourne Ultimatum
    8.0
    The Bourne Ultimatum
    Source Code
    7.5
    Source Code
    Eagle Eye
    6.6
    Eagle Eye

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The phone number given to Matt Damon by Emily Blunt in the movie ((212) 664-7665) is owned by Universal Studios and has appeared in other films distributed by the company (Definitely, Maybe (2008), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Munich (2005)) in an effort to avoid the much overused "555" prefix. If called, it will ring indefinitely. As of 10/1/2022, the number is out of service.
    • Goofs
      After they meet for the first time after the wedding, and Elise leaves the bus, David takes a call on a Samsung cell phone. After a cut away, he is speaking on his Blackberry.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Harry Mitchell: Most people live life on the path we set for them, too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along who knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize freewill is a gift that you'll never know how to use until you fight for it. I think that's the chairman's real plan. That maybe one day, we won't write the plan, you will.

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks: The Chairman
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Shrek Forever After/Survival of the Dead/Holy Rollers (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Future's Bright
      Written by Richard Ashcroft and Thomas Newman

      Performed by Richard Ashcroft

    User reviews523

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Sparkling chemistry between Damon and Blunt
    Fate, coincidence and free will come at odds with one another in this sci-fi romance re-imagined by George Nolfi from the short story, "Adjustment Team", by sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick. Nolfi's plot can go from interesting and intriguing to downright silly at times but the main attraction is not the narrative. It is the pulsating chemistry between lead stars Matt Damon and the sensually beguiling Emily Blunt set in all the famous spots of Manhattan and NYC.

    Having been to New York City recently, I find the sets nostalgic, and I am defenseless to the charms of Emily Blunt.

    Young Senate candidate for New York City, David Norris (Damon), is rehearsing his speech in the men's restroom when a beautiful stranger (Blunt, right, with Damon) emerges from one of the stalls and starts chatting with him. Before she leaves - in quite a hurry - they have an impulsive, passionate kiss, and he is smitten. Their next encounter in a city bus has to be by chance - and he learns that her name is Elise. He is determined to call her. To court her...

    And then David comes across a bunch of Men in Black suits and hats, led by a Mr Richardson (John Slattery), who says bluntly: "We are the people who make sure things go according to plan." David's relationship with the free-spirited Elise is NOT part of their plan and he must not see her again - for both his and her own good! The rest of the movie is, of course, the tussle between Love and Fate for David. After being charmed by Elise, a rising star ballerina, we can understand why David is bent on seeing her. We can also understand how their relationship would possibly wreck their careers - and why David would want to take a chance on that. David and Elise seem so perfect for each other that we root for them.

    It is good that Nolfi has written such a romantic angle into this Dick tale instead of turning it into another action flick like "Total Recall", "Paycheck" and "Screamers". He could have polished up a bit more on the second half to keep it from becoming childish, though. Still, the notion of Fates personified could not be taken too seriously - and it would be better to just go along with the flow of the love story so charmingly portrayed by Damon and Blunt - and supported by a sympathetic Anthony Mackie and menacing Terence Stamp as members of the Adjustment Bureau. Emily Blunt has such captivating eyes that look into your soul and make you weep.
    helpful•88
    54
    • changmoh
    • Mar 1, 2011

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ4

    • Is "The Adjustment Bureau" based on a book?
    • What powers do the bureau members have?
    • How can Norris run for Senate four years later? Senators have six year terms.

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 4, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bản Đồ Định Mệnh
    • Filming locations
      • Fordham University - 441 E. Fordham Road. Rose Hill, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Media Rights Capital (MRC)
      • Gambit Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $50,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $62,495,645
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,157,730
      • Mar 6, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $127,869,379
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.