Minority Report (film)

''Minority Report'' is a 2002 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen, who loosely based the screenplay on Philip K. Dick's 1956 novella "The Minority Report". It stars Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, and Max von Sydow. The film takes place in 2054 in the Washington metropolitan area, where a specialized police "precrime" department apprehends would-be criminals with the use of foreknowledge provided by three psychics called "precogs".

''Minority Report'' combines elements of the action, sci-fi, tech noir, thriller, and whodunit genres, in addition to being a traditional chase film, with the main protagonist accused of a crime he has not committed and becoming a fugitive. Spielberg characterized the story as "50% character and 50% very complicated storytelling with layers and layers of murder mystery and plot".

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 that seen in other sci-fi films, and some of the film's portrayed technology has proven prescient. It 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 Sound Editing and won four Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction, Best Writing, and Best Supporting Actress) from 11 nominations. It has since been included in lists of the greatest science fiction films of all time. The film spawned a tie-in video game in 2002 and a single-season television series in 2015. Provided by Wikipedia