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Movie Overview
Cast
• Tom Cruise
• Colin Farrell
• Samantha Morton
Director
• Steven Spielberg
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - strong brutal violence, drug content, and pervasive language
Minority Report (2002)

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OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh
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"For his first attempt at film noir, Spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

8/10
"It's simply wonderful to see Spielberg in charge of a tightly wound popcorn movie again, though in his words Report is more 'gourmet popcorn.'"  Modamag.com  Brian Orndorf

4.5/5
"Mr. Spielberg, you have restored my faith in sci-fi -- and more importantly, you have restored my faith in you."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

"Definitively ambitious, aggressively affected and strangely affecting..."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

82/100
"An energetic and exuberant 21st century sci-fi neo-noir that works best when it asks us to think least. "  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

81/100
"There is much to praise here, as Spielberg’s onscreen technical wizardry represents, in many ways, the apex of this art form. He seamlessly blends CGI and live action in a series of action sequences that are among the best he has ever filmed."  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

3.5/4
"...a sea of fresh ideas and approaches, expertly crafted not just to keep the audience engaged, but to nourish their senses in the process."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

3/4
"The first 2/3rds of the flick are astounding...but that last half hour or so is completely and utterly superfluous."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

A
"Mainstream films don't get any better than this one."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

6/10
"Perhaps not the best possible marriage between entertainment and serious content, but it nevertheless represents step in good direction for Spielberg."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

2/4
"Cold, unmoving, and desperately in need of a beating heart and a soaring soul, Minority Report is one of the most depressing disappointments of the year."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

3.5/4
"Minority Report is seemingly structured as a very liberal attack on the orderly disorder of our own judicial system."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

A-
"As thought-provoking and visionary as it is flat-out entertaining."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

4/4
"Likely to be remembered alongside Blade Runner as one of the most influential and stunning pieces of science fiction to open up the imagination of audiences everywhere."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B+
"A very good film for all of its running time, fascinating for most of it and visionary for some of it."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

C+
"Although...visually striking and slickly staged, it's also cold,grey, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"An audacious sci-fi thriller about the dangerous consequences of fear-based living where we sacrifice our freedoms for the pipe dream of safety."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

4/4
"Rivals some of Spielberg's top adventure/science fiction epics, such as Close Encounters and Raiders of the Lost Ark."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"a thinking person's action flick that grips you on the basic popcorn level but also leaves you with something to think about in the end"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

"I too have seen the future and Minority Report is going to be the best science fiction movie of 2002 . . ."  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

4/5
"Spielberg's fable of crime and punishment in tomorrowland is imperfect but still impressive."  Netflix  James Rocchi

4/4
"Violent, graphic, and breathtaking in its emotional ugliness, this is a classic, ambitious film that restores diminishing faith in the world's most influential medium."  Aufmuth.com  Jeanne Aufmuth

10/10
"Packed to the gills with juicy movie ingredients."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

A-
"Spielberg conveys adult vulnerability in our over-saturated information age. Minority Report is a futuristic adventure with a humanistic, spiritual pulse."  Matinee Magazine  Jeremiah Kipp

1.5/4
"Minority Report aspires to more than mere mindlessness, but fails miserably, and as a result crystallizes nearly everything that I dislike about Spielberg's films."  MovieMartyr.com  Jeremy Heilman

7.5/10
"While not perfect, this sci-fi flick and its various scenes and sequences are likely to grow on viewers hours or days after seeing them, which is always a good sign."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

8/10
"The jetpack chase scene alone is worth the price of admission...whatta rush! Run, baby, run!"  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

8/10
"...a stylish, thoughtful, and thought-provoking future-noir thriller."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"...the hard-driven screenplay...the vigorous cinematography...and Spielberg's gift for creating breathtaking action allow the film to create an identity all its own."  Light Views  John Larsen

9/10
"Should knock the socks off anyone who enjoyed Spielberg's "A.I.""  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

2
"Tom cruise plays a fine flawed hero glossed to perfection by a director who knows how to treat his cast to their matinee idol advantage."  Bangitout.com  Jordan Hiller

4/4
"Impactante, espectacular e inteligente. Sentencia Previa es la mejor película en lo que va del año. Un nuevo clásico del género."  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

5/5
"Minority Report gets an 'A.'"  3BlackChicks Review  Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

5/5
"It's cool, but it's also good, in the way Oscar winning movies are good. Go see it."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3/4
"... director Steven Spielberg once again presents a glimpse of the future while Tom Cruise redeems himself along the way for 'Vanilla Sky'."  MovieCrypt.com  Kevin A. Ranson

4/4
"An amazing picture with both the excitement of the “Indiana Jones” trilogy and the thought-provoking vision of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

A-
"Minority Report is the best sci-fi film since Blade Runner."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

9.5/10
"Un monumento a la Ciencia Ficción; una joya influenciada por clásicos como Blade Runner y una profunda admiración por el film noir; Minority Report brilla en la pantalla."  Cinenganos  Luis Martinez

4/4
"Quite possibly [Spielberg's] darkest, coldest, most socially pertinent, subversive, and reactionary film to date."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

9/10
"The most detailed creation of a future society since Blade Runner."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

4/4
"Director Steven Spielberg proves he's more than just a big name; he actually is a top-notch director."  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"Oh yeah, it’s that good, in that shivery, transporting way that makes you wonder how flickering images viewed in the dark can be so damn powerful."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

4/5
"A roller coaster ride with an unusual amount of grit."  Film Threat  Michael Dequina

3.5/4
"Top-notch summer entertainment."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

4.5/5
"This is a great film. I can think of only one flaw, although the passage of time or subsequent viewings might bring up more."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

4/4
"Spielberg has not just infused the movie with action and intelligence, but with grace and elegance as well...one of the best sci-fi movies ever!"  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

4/5
"A very traditional noir-ish detective plot set in an ominous future where the apparent ease created by technology has overtaken human individuality."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

5/5
"This is one of those rare blockbusters that satisfies both in its big spectacle and in the small, intimate moments."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

A–
"The effort is less surprising than the impressive and often spectacular way in which it succeeds. "  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

A
"It is one of the few summer films that has lived up to its own hype."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten
OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh
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