Minority Report

Minority Report is a 2002 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen. It stars Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow. Loosely based on Philip K. Dick's 1956 novella "The Minority Report", the film takes place in 2054 in the Washington metropolitan area, where a specialized "precrime" police department apprehends would-be criminals with the use of foreknowledge provided by psychics called "precogs". Minority Report combines elements of the action, science fiction, tech noir, thriller, and whodunit genres. It is also a traditional chase film, in which the protagonist becomes a fugitive after being accused of a crime he did not commit. The film was first optioned in 1992 as a sequel to another Dick adaptation, Total Recall (1990), with Arnold Schwarzenegger set to reprise his role. When Carolco Pictures filed for bankruptcy, the film was reworked into a standalone project. Its development started in 1997 after Cohen's script reached Spielberg and Cruise. Production suffered multiple delays due to Spielberg's work on A.I. and Cruise's work on Mission: Impossible 2, both of which ran over schedule. Spielberg consulted scientists in an attempt to present a more plausible future world than those depicted in other science fiction films, and some of the film's portrayed technology has proven prescient. Minority Report was produced by 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Amblin Entertainment, and Blue Tulip Productions. 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks shared distribution duties. The high-profile collaboration between Spielberg and Cruise made Minority Report one of 2002's most anticipated films. It received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, becoming the year's 10th most successful film worldwide. It grossed over $358 million on a budget of $102 million. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...