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S16 Ep867: Minority Report (2002, W❤️M) [EXTENDED PREVIEW]

We Hate Movies

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Comedy, Tv & Film

4.75K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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“I love the setup, I love the whole idea of the wrong man here...” - Eric

On this month’s We ❤️ Movies episode, we’re getting in the Spielberg mood in anticipation of Disclosure Day by chatting about one of his big sci-fi thrillers of the early-aughts, Minority Report!

Was it the right move for this movie to forgo a non-stop action vibe? What did the production designers get right about our near future? Was this the last great Max von Sydow performance? Is this one of the more not-great haircuts Tom Cruise has had in a movie? Didn’t we need a few more scenes with Colin Farrell? Should that creepy guy be working in the pre-cog pool alone? And how much wood is being wasted by this machine crafting all these ornate wooden balls? PLUS: Ralph Kramden gets locked in the pre-crime jail!

Minority Report stars Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Lois Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, Arye Gross, Mike Binder, Jessica Harper, Peter Stormare, William Mapother, and Max von Sydow as Lamar Burgess; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Come hang out in Vegas with us this summer as we do a three-night stand at ST:LV to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and 10 years of The Nexus! We’ll be at the convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday night doing three Nexus shows on Wrath of Kahn, Generations, and First Contact! Best part is, you don’t need to have a convention pass to attend, each show is ticketed separately. Click through to snag your tix now!

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 Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

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0:00.0

Oh, I wanted to point out, this is interesting.

0:11.2

This was written by Scott Frank, who did Logan, a walk amongst the tombstones.

0:16.6

Wolverine, Marley, and me.

0:18.4

Oh, boy.

0:18.8

But look at this shit.

0:19.6

Out of sight, get shorty, and malice. This dude wrote all of them. He's got chops. He does. And I think that he had the script that he wrote was like more R-rated and a little more edgy. And then is that where this John Cohen dude comes in? Because this other guy who has a writing credit is really not a screenwriter. He's apparently novel. Yeah. he's written books. So I wonder what the past was that that dude did. And I just feel like the foot goes off the gas a little bit. It's a, it's a neo-noir, but it gets a little pretty bright. You know what I mean? I think Cohen did the Jan de Bont version that then was changed. Spielberg brought this guy in. That's why Jan DeBond has like a credit as a producer on this. Oh, I was wondering about that. Apparently feels like he doesn't deserve it because they threw out most of what he brought to the table. Dude, you could put me as a producer credit at any movie you want. Oh, please. Here's my guarantee. I'll never show up. I will never show up. I'll never bother you. Nope.

1:11.0

No premiere.

1:11.6

I'm not going to any premiere.

1:12.7

I'm staying home.

1:13.6

Yes, but all cash checks. Well, that's what I was going to say. I wonder if Yon got some like points on the back end because this movie gross nearly $360 million worldwide. That's nice. I like that. That's a big ass win for this movie.

1:25.8

It does not hurt to have the guy who made speed on your list of guys involved in your action movie.

1:31.0

So, because. I like that. That's a big ass win for this movie. It does not hurt to have the guy who made speed on your list of guys involved in your action movie.

1:34.3

Because you can just like stand behind the camera when they're filming action stuff going,

1:36.3

Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan.

1:38.9

The speed's those one of the best action scores of all time. Oh my God, he ruined another take, guys.

1:40.9

We're recording sound on this, Jan.

1:42.8

You have to stop singing the score to speed in the

1:45.5

background. I'm sorry. Go outside with the smokers and do it out there. They'll love it.

1:50.0

We start with an alternate 20th century Fox logo that looks an awful lot like I'm about to start

1:54.7

watching an X-Men movie. Oh, absolutely. Which X2 is also this year. Big summer for a big-ass

2:00.0

Fox movies with alternate openings like this.

2:03.1

But we start, we get this future crime deal.

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