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Based on a short story by the late Philip K. Dick, this science fiction-thriller reflects the writer's familiar preoccupation with themes of concealed identity and mind control. Tom Cruise stars as Jo... read more read more...hn Anderton, a Washington, D.C. detective in the year 2054. Anderton works for "Precrime," a special unit of the police department that arrests murderers before they have committed the actual crime. Precrime bases its work on the visions of three psychics or "precogs" whose prophecies of future events are never in error. When Anderton discovers that he has been identified as the future killer of a man he's never met, he is forced to become a fugitive from his own colleagues as he tries to uncover the mystery of the victim-to-be's identity. When he kidnaps Agatha (Samantha Morton), one of the precogs, he begins to formulate a theory about a possible frame-up from within his own department. Directed by Steven Spielberg, who hired a team of futurists to devise the film's numerous technologically advanced gadgets, Minority Report co-stars Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, and Neal McDonough. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: December 17, 2002

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  • January 9, 2013
    Minority Report has a great concept as a film and with all the inspirational pre-crime and pre-cogs stuff in it it certainly has many nice ideas. The problem here seems to be that Spielberg has actually too many ideas to work with and way too many sideplots and elements than he c... read morean handle. End result is a great looking but flawed science fiction noir with occasional flashes of brilliance.
    Those brilliant moments, which are mostly well made action set pieces, are mostly overshadowed by silly and banal comedic moments and messy screenplay that loses its focus too many times. While Minority report might look and sound great it still is not even nearly on the same level with his best films like A.I. or even with War of the Worlds, which was much more focused as a film.
    There are also moments in Minority Report that feel unnecessarily elongated when it comes to a plot and the final act feels way too overlong for its own good. Spielberg manages visually to show us fascinating and scary vision of near future with amounts of paranoia and mind control, but he cannot breath real life into his film that would make it fly.
    Spielberg proves that he surely can direct a good and entertaining set piece but he also needs a well made sceenplay which writers Jon Cohen and Scott Frank cannot deliver. Minority Report is grim, too complex for its own good and lacks the true spirit of the best films of Spielberg. It does have strenghts but mostly Minority Report is a missed opportunity.
  • January 9, 2013
    A spectacular and mind-blowing blast of science fiction and suspense. Director, Steven Spielberg has crafted a marvelous achievement and one of his best films ever. A brilliant edge of your seat thriller that`s loaded with jaw-dropping special effects and non-stop thrills from st... read moreart to finish. It`s full-on excitement with some great and kinetic action sequences. A stunning, breathtaking and tremendously entertaining movie. A high tech mystery that just blows your mind and imagination. An exhilarating and pulse-pounding roller-coaster ride you do not want to miss. A solid and remarkable masterpiece. Tom Cruise is terrific. Colin Farrel is excellent. Max Von Sydow is brilliant.
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    One of Spielberg's more underrated films. An astonishing visual style, great performances, an intriguing plot and superb direction from Spielberg.
  • July 30, 2012
    Entertaining for the most part, but many of the concepts introduced in the film are flawed. I wouldn't call "Minority Report" the most intelligent science-fiction film ever made. Maybe one of the most interesting. The future that Spielberg creates is believable and is one that ce... read morertainly could happen. Maybe not the whole predicting the future thing, but most of the technology used in the film mirrors the technology in our world today.

    On a narrative standpoint, "Minority Report" is intense yet many of the things that happen may make you wonder why they happened. The entire story is based on Anderton seeing himself as a future killer. The question is, how did his future appear on that screen? Everything is based on what he saw but if he didn't see it none of the things that happened would have happened. It's a flawed concept that really doesn't make any sense.
  • July 25, 2012
    Loved this!
  • March 9, 2012
    Don't judge this movie by its cover; its an intelligent, complex, and imaginative movie that presents a challenging question to audiences that continue to stir up debates. Its an incredible sci-fi movie, it has imaginative action, it has great dialogue, and it actually has a reas... read moreon to place the plot into the future! All this is wrapped up in a neat package that has been meticulously detailed out to bring us a great movie. A must watch.
  • February 4, 2012
    A typical 30's style detective drama dressed in shiny aluminum so's you'd think it was the future ... but hey, that aluminum is really shiny.
  • January 29, 2012
    Spielberg's futuristic thriller 'Minority Report' is devilishly original and wickedly entertaining. Great performances surround the film, but the script and story are supremely entertaining. The effects are vivid and the camera work is fun. This is solid entertainment from the fu... read moreture.
  • January 19, 2012
    03/01/2011 (TELEVISION)

    A very cool film! I saw this when I was younger and couldn't fully understand it, but seeing it now is like wow, that was an awesome movie. It's really complicated and sophisticated in ideas but the way it was simplified so that the average mind ... read morecould grasp was well told indeed, I really get it now.

    A nice blend of suspense and a perfect choice for a sci-fi hit. The ideas for what it could look like in 2040 or something just looked believable and made sense. There was just so many cool things in this flick and I enjoyed sitting through this one.

    When the twists began, the movie had my undivided attention and I wanted to see why and how these things were occurring, questions began to surface as I peered on to find out. An enjoyable sci-fi suspense thriller flick and a good sit for those boring nights.
  • December 19, 2011
    A Spielberg film is usually a good film so his adaptation to Phillip K. Dick brings his short story into a cinematic box office hit. Tom Cruise, Colin Ferrel, and other actors bring their A game with a nice premise and action to back them up. Worth the watch.

Critic Reviews


J. R. Jones
June 4, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

A highly effective thriller whose futuristic panoramas rival those of A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Full Review

Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

The fashionably fussy, funky veneer may convince some that the film's serious, but it's finally another chase pic, murky in detail, muddled in ideology and strangely predictable in dramatic thrust. Full Review

Robert Denerstein
August 9, 2002
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

The director creates a vision of the future that's richly detailed and fascinating.

Andrew Sarris
July 11, 2002
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

My own minority report is that it stinks. Full Review

Peter Travers
July 11, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Final Report: Good, yes; great, no.

Rex Reed
July 2, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer

Shallow, noisy and pretentious. Full Review

J. Hoberman
June 25, 2002
J. Hoberman, Village Voice

A movie of haunting images and mindless thrills. Full Review

David Edelstein
June 22, 2002
David Edelstein, Slate

While it strays from Dick's narrative, it nails the basic premise and some quintessential Dickian motifs. Full Review

Desson Thomson
June 21, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A classy, chilly quasi-Hitchcockian affair.

Ann Hornaday
June 21, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Has a good time with the gadgetry and gizmos of the future.

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Facts


    • Danny Witwer: Science has stolen most of our miracles.
    • Director Lamar Burgess: Shh. Do you know what I hear? Nothing. No footsteps up the stairs, no hovercraft out the window, no clickety-click of little spiders. Do you know why I can't hear any of those things, Danny? Because right now, the precogs can't see a thing.
    • Officer John Anderton: Everybody runs.
    • Director Lamar Burgess: My father once told me, 'We don't choose the things we believe in; they choose us.'
    • Officer John Anderton: [voiceover] In 2054, the six-year Precrime experiment was abandoned. All prisoners were unconditionally pardoned and released, though police departments kept watch on many of them for years to come. Agatha and the twins were transferred to an undisclosed location, a place where they could find relief from their gifts. A place where they could live out their lives in peace.
    • Dr. Iris Hineman: The Precogs are never wrong. But, occasionally... they do disagree.

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