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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1)
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, a murder-free city where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of the Pre-Crime Unit, who has been identified as the future killer of a man he hasn't even met, and has just 36 hours to discover who set him up. Tom Cruise gives his "most potent action performance" (David Ansen, Newsweek) in director Steve Spielberg's "sharpest, brawniest, most bustling entertainment since Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Richard Corliss, Time).
"The movie blew me away!... Highly recommended." Peter Travers, Roling Stone
"...delivers the goods and then some." Mike Clark, USA Today
"Cruise and Spielberg strike gold." Andrew Johnston, US Magazine
"...makes The Matrix look tame." Leah Rozen, People
"...one of [Tom Cruise's] best performances yet." Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
"Two Thumbs way up!" Ebert & Roeper
Editor's Note
The science-fiction thriller MINORITY REPORT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is based on a short story by renowned writer Philip K. Dick. In the year 2054, in Washington, D.C., murder has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the visions of three psychics, called Precogs (an abbreviation for precognitive thinkers), to arrest and imprison would-be murderers before they have a chance to kill. Tom Cruise plays John Anderton, a Precrime enforcer who believes in the system for his own personal reasons--years back his young son was abducted, and he has dealt with the loss by becoming a high-strung Precrime officer. The director of Precrime (Max von Sydow) is eager to take the program national, and feels threatened by an ambitious federal agent (Colin Farrell) who is bent on finding a flaw in the system. When Anderton finds himself accused of the future murder of a man he's never met, his faith in Precrime is instantly shaken. He goes on the run, and is trailed by the relentless Precrime police. In the tradition of BLADE RUNNER (also based on a Dick story), MINORITY REPORT is a dark, brooding vision of the future. Spielberg expertly mixes thrilling chase and suspense sequences (the best of which involves Anderton being pursued by eye-scanning mechanical spiders) and stunning special effects with a challenging look at society's willingness to sacrifice privacy and the notion of free will for convenience and security. MINORITY REPORT is a thought-provoking and exciting film that ranks with Spielberg's best.
| Features | Widescreen Presentation | | Minority Report Archives: Production Concepts For Sets, Costumes, Props, Vehicles; Storyboard Sequences, Production Photographs; Production Notes And Bios | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, French Dolby Digital 5.1 | | The Stunts Of Minority Report: See How The Thrilling Action Sequences And Some Of Most Highly Advanced Stunts Ever Made Were Created | | The Digital World Of Minority Report: The Most Technically Advanced Visual Effects Ever Created Explained By the Academy Award-Winning Team At Industrial Light & Magic | | Final Report: In-Depth Discussion With Steven Spielberg And Tom Cruise | | Minority Report From Story To Screen | | Deconstructing Minority Report: The Major Locations And Scenes Used In The Film Are Taken Apart And Explained In Incredible Detail |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Dreamworks (Universal) |
| Release Date: 2/13/2007 |
| Running Time: 146 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 90670 | | UPC: 00678149067026 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Colin Farrell | | Max Von Sydow | | Samantha Morton | | Tom Cruise | | Philip K. Dick - Based On Short Story By | | Steven Spielberg - Director | | Janusz Kaminski - Director of Photography | | Michael Kahn - Editor | | Ronald Shusett - Executive Producer | | Gary Goldman - Executive Producer | | John Wiliams - Musical Score | | Walter F. Parkes - Producer | | Bonnie Curtis - Producer | | Gerald R. Molen - Producer | | Jan de Bont - Producer | | Jon Cohen - Screenplay | | Scott Frank - Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...[The film] gives actress Samantha Morton a chance to give a harrowing performance that touches a raw emotional nerve..." 06/21/2002 p.C1USA Today
"...Hollywood's first teaming of Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg delivers the goods and then some....It's as topical as movies get..." 06/21/2002 p.4E New York Times
"...A muscular and dense exercise of skill and verve..." 06/21/2002 p.E1 Rolling Stone
"...It's revved up on visionary action, laced with dark humor and powered by a topical idea....Spielberg pulls out every techno trick..." 07/25/2002 p.77 Total Film
"...Spielberg deftly juggles an intricate plot....A blockbuster with brains and a huge amount of daring..." 08/01/2002 p.94-5 Box Office
"...Max von Sydow is brilliantly smarmy....Samantha Morton gives a primal, gut-wrenching performance..." 08/01/2002 p.59 Sight and Sound
"...[Spielberg has] become a more nuanced and provocative filmmaker....In the future it's likely to be a cult classic..." 08/01/2002 p.44-5 Chicago Sun-Times
"...MINORITY REPORT is a triumph -- a film that works on our minds and our emotions. It is a thriller and a human story....Here is a filmmaker at the top of his form..." 06/21/2002 p.27 Total Film
"[T]his is Cruise flying on semi-serious juice...[with] a dash of substance in a darkly conceptual sci-fi." 07/01/2006 p.136 Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
...Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is a triumph--a film that works on our minds and our emotions. It is a thriller and a human story, a movie of ideas that's also a whodunit. Here is a master filmmaker at the top of his form, working with a star, Tom Cruise, who generates complex human feelings even while playing an action hero. - Roger Ebert
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