
Minority Report is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002 and based on the book The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1956. The movie features Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, and others.
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Storyline
In April 2054, Washington, DC’s prototype PreCrime police department stops murderers before they act, reducing the murder rate to zero percent. While United States Department of Justice agent Danny Witwer ( Colin Farrell ) is auditing the program, the Precogs generate a new prediction, stating Anderton will murder a man he does not know named Leo Crow in 36 hours.
Movie vs Book

Year
2002
Minutes
145
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Minority Report
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Length: 2h25m
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Year
1956
Pages
103
Book Rate
7.68
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Book
The Minority Report
Author: Philip K. Dick
Country: USA
First published in: 1956
Length: 103 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Max Borenstein
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