Minority Report

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Minority Report

PG-13

2002

2h 25m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Crime

Drama

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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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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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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

08/10/2022

3/4

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.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

07/29/2022

5/5

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.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

07/14/2022

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

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Mar 9

B+

At its core, Minority Report boasts an excellent and underrated turn by Cruise as John Anderton, a man who works for a specialized police department that attempts to capture criminals before they actually commit crimes.

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Dec 29

3.5/5

It remains a rather captivating sci-fi outing that offers up a fair amount of excitement, some great visual effects, and a tremendous cast.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 20

4/4

The runt in the litter of Steven Spielberg’s great movies, Minority Report is an unqualified success, a motion picture that like most films worth their weight deepens and expands upon repeat viewings.

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Rivkah F

@Rivkah Jul 1

Watching this again in 2026, it still holds up. Sci-Fi at its best. How did Philip K. Dick predict the future so clearly? He was a pre-cog.

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Haseeb A

@iamhaseebaslam Jun 23

This really went over my head. Still cannot comprehend it.

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Ariel L

@Alegeriadelosimple Jun 20

I think the premise is very interesting, but it honestly felt too long, and the climax was quite rushed. It feels like Spielberg. Tom Cruise is okay. I wouldn't watch it again.

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JM H

@JMH9999 Jun 15

This is up there for Spielberg. His films are often overhyped, but I think this was worth the hype. Interesting plot, well acted, great attention to detail.

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Julian C

@juliancooper_12 Jun 11

Spielberg gives us a one of a kind with a great performance from Tom Cruise and and awesome thought-provoking plot

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Jun 9

Minority Report works because its science fiction premise is built around a deeply human dilemma. Steven Spielberg uses a future of prediction, surveillance and advanced technology to ask whether justice can exist when punishment arrives before choice. The film is tense and visually ambitious, but its real strength is moral uncertainty. Tom Cruise gives the story a strong emotional center, balancing action with guilt, fear and desperation. The direction keeps the rhythm sharp, moving between spectacle and reflection without losing tension. Some visual effects have aged, and certain details of the system remain unclear, but those flaws do not weaken the central question. The film endures because it asks whether a predicted crime is the same as a committed one, and whether knowing the future destroys the freedom to change it.

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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
Producer: Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, Jan de Bont
Screenwriter: Philip K. Dick, Scott Frank, Jon Cohen
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Digital Image Associates, Twentieth Century Fox, Blue Tulip, Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG, Cruise-Wagner Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Brief Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.0M
Runtime: 2h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby EX
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)