Minority Report (2002)

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Plot

In April 2054, Captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is chief of the controversial Washington, D.C. PreCrime police force. PreCrime uses visions... to stop murders before they happen.

With PreCrime poised to go nation-wide, the system is audited by Danny Witwer (Colin Farrell), a member of the United States Department of Justice.

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During the audit, the Precogs generate a new prediction, one saying that Anderton will murder a man named Leo Crow in 36 hours.

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Anderton seeks the advice of Dr. Iris Hineman (Lois Smith), the creator of PreCrime technology. She explains that sometimes, one of the Precogs, usually Agatha (Samantha Morton), will have a vision that is different from the others.

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Anderton feels tempted to kill Crow, but resists after Agatha begs him not to, and reminds him that people have free will.

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Crow grabs Anderton's hand and pushes the trigger, killing himself.

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Witwer reports his findings to the Director of PreCrime, Lamar Burgess (Max von Sydow). Burgess responds by killing Witwer and framing Anderton. PreCrime, having been shut down, does not record this.

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Anderton explains the impossible dilemma that Burgess is faced with. If Burgess kills Anderton, Burgess will be imprisoned for life. If Burgess spares Anderton, the PreCrime system will be discredited and shut down. The flaw of the system is that, once people are aware of their future, they can change it. Unable to choose between life imprisonment and public humiliation, Burgess asks for Anderton's forgiveness and shoots himself.