Minority Report

PG-13

Released Jun 21, 2002

2 hr. 24 min.

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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89%

260 Reviews

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80%

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Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this Precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.

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Critics Consensus

Thought-provoking and visceral, Steven Spielberg successfully combines high concept ideas and high octane action in this fast and febrile sci-fi thriller.

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Monica P

Minority Report by Steven Spielburg starring Tom Cruise made me feel fascinated and amazed. Minority Report is a Sci-Fi genre. In Minority Report the protagonist grew as trying to prove his innocence over something he was reported guilty for. And figuring out the truth about what really happened with the death of Anne Lively. The antagonist in Minority Report is Director Lamar Burgess, he claims innocency but in the end the conflict is resolved that he was not proven innocent. I believe you should watch this film its very interesting and has very many good plot twists and will definitely grasp your attention.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Mia A

Minority Report” by Steven Spielberg, starring the critically acclaimed Tom Cruise is an emotional Sci-Fi rollercoaster. In this Sci-fi thriller John Anderton (Cruise) is the Chief of the “Pre-crime” division in Washington D.C. in the year 2054. John is a cop who plays by the rules of the system but once he realizes that he will be murder a man he has never met he has no choice but to figure this mystery out. Mid-movie John is faced with a choice which humanizes his character to an extent where you can find yourself relating to him. This film is full of twists and turns and at each point in the movie, you are kept guessing. The director did a great job with portraying each scene and the phenomenally talented actors only made the film better so I cannot recommend this movie enough.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Ariana M

Minority Report by Stevn Spielberg made me feel amazed, surprised and astonished. This movie is Sci-Fi because the story is set in a future where a specialized police department called PreCrimes uses advanced technology to arrest individuals before they commit crimes. One important theme in "Minority Report" is the tension between free will and determinism. The PreCrime system is based on the idea that the future is predetermined and can be predicted with absolute certainty. The protagonist, John Anderton, experiences significant growth throughout the film at the beginning, he is a dedicated officer fully committed to the PreCrime system. However, as he is accused of a future crime himself, he is forced to question the system he once staunchly supported.The antagonist is Chief John Burgess who frames John Anderton for a future murder to cover up his own crimes and maintain the illusion of Precrime infallibility. I would definitely recommend this movie it offers a thrilling and engaging cinematic experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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JJ M

The movie Minority Report directed by Steven spielberg. Starting actor Tom Cruise starts off by putting you in this futuristic world in which crime is a big issue. In In order to stop these crimes from occuring the government forms a police force that stops crime before they even take place. Tom Cruise's character named John is the captain of this team of futuristic cops which use individuals with special abilities known as precogs which help them stop murders from happening due to the precogs being able to see murders before they even happen. John in the beginning of the film is portrayed as a broken man that lost his son and wife. John later on in the movie investigates a crime that leads him to more questions than answers. Later on in the film the precogs show John a vision in which depicts him committing a murder John after seeing freaks out and tries hiding it from the rest of his team but eventually his team ends up finding out and this causes John to be on the run searching for answers on why this vision was possible.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Miguel L

I think the movie”Minority Report” directed by Steven Spielberg was overall a good movie because it's interesting. This film is Sci-fi, Mystery & thriller, Action.It developed when John Anterton was supposed to kill Leo Crow. The protagonist grew as a charter because they were the main reason all this was happening. I think the antagonist was Agatha because she was the one with the most powers and showed everyone what Lamar did. I think overall you should watch this film because of how interesting it is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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J G

Minority report directed by Steven Spielberg really pushes the line of cinema by mixing both action and having underlying philosophical issues into a film. Following the chief of the “Pre-crime” division , John Anderton played as Tom cruise, we dive into a world where a crime division known as “Pre-crime” is focused on tackling the overwhelming rate of homicide by utilizing humans that acquired the ability of precognition. As we follow John we see him outgrow his moral responsibilities as chief after finding out morbid information in a set-up to get John to commit homicide, which in turn reveals shocking truth about the corrupt start-up and director of “Pre-crime.” The film left me in a state of questioning the entire ethics of the “Pre-crime” division and where we draw the line of ethical usage of utilizing human life as a deterrent to homicide. Minority report digs deeper than this layer of ethics and attacks other topics such as determinism and the act of free-will. The film allows for debate on how the characters motives were acted on with these two concepts. Were John’s actions proof of determinism as they were set-up by external forces and was Lamar’s ultimate choice a proof of free-will. Overall, the movie was just okay in terms of pacing and overall plot portrayal, the pacing felt a bit rushed and it felt as if pieces of information and turn points were introduced randomly at times. However, that doesn't take away from the deeper layer of debate this film is able to capture. I would recommend this as a side watch on your list but you could honestly go on with life watching this film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Steven Spielberg

Director

Tom Cruise

Chief Paul Anderton

Colin Farrell

Danny Witwer

Samantha Morton

Agatha

Max von Sydow

Pre-Crime Director Lamar Burgess

Lois Smith

Dr. Iris Hineman

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Minority Report does offer a few issues to ponder, and given the mindlessness of most summer action specials, it’s something of an intellectual feast, even if it’s all hors d’oeuvres.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

Certainly one of Tom Cruise’s best (films), and I think one of Steven Spielberg’s best too…. So much fun to watch, a really intriguing thriller.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 29, 2022

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

It’s colder and more calculating than much of Spielberg’s oeuvre, and is all the better for it.

Jul 14, 2022

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This is a portrait of a society that has passively bartered away civil rights and left much of the population in squalor, living in slums and surviving in the cracks of a surveillance society that has no use for citizens it can’t monetize.

Feb 4, 2023

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Maybe the precogs could foresee a worse filmmaker than Steven Spielberg sometime in the far future, but right now, as far as I’m concerned, he’s got no challengers.

Jan 31, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The visionary quality of Minority Report's cinematic world is matched solely by its endless influence on both film and real-world technology since its release.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 20, 2022

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Synopsis

Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this Precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer: Gary Goldman, Ronald Shusett
Screenwriter: Philip K. Dick, Scott Frank, Jon Cohen
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Twentieth Century Fox, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Amblin Entertainment, Blue Tulip
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Brief Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.0M
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby EX
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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