Minority Report

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Theatrical Release Date

May 19, 2002

Genre(s)

• Crime
• Tom Cruise
• Sci-Fi Action
• Futuristic
• Action & Adventure
• DreamWorks
• Special Editions

Rating (Stars)

Description

Set in the chillingly possible future of 2054, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is arguably the most intelligently provocative sci-fi thriller since Blade Runner. Like Ridley Scott's "future noir" classic, Spielberg's gritty vision was freely adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, with its central premise of "Precrime" law enforcement, totally reliant on three isolated human "precogs" capable (due to drug-related mutation) of envisioning murders before they're committed. As Precrime's confident captain, Tom Cruise preempts these killings like a true action hero, only to run for his life when he is himself implicated in one of the precogs' visions. Inspired by the brainstorming of expert futurists, Spielberg packs this paranoid chase with potential conspirators (Max Von Sydow, Colin Farrell), domestic tragedy, and a heartbreaking precog pawn (Samantha Morton), while Cruise's performance gains depth and substance with each passing scene. Making judicious use of astonishing special effects, Minority Report brilliantly extrapolates a future that's utterly convincing, and too close for comfort. --Jeff Shannon

Director

Steven Spielberg

Stars

• Colin Farrell
• Arye Gross
• Jessica Harper
• Steve Harris
• Patrick Kilpatrick

Running Time

146 minutes

Original Price

$12.98

Current Value

$1.90

DVD Features

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 2.35:1