Minority Report (film)

"In the middle of the Civil War, for example, Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus observing that a limb may be sacrificed to save a life, but a life is never wisely given to save a limb."

"[Final voice-over] In 2054, the six-year Precrime experiment was abandoned. All prisoners were unconditionally pardoned and released, though police departments kept watch on many of them for years to come. Agatha and the twins were transferred to an undisclosed location, a place where they could find relief from their gifts. A place where they could live out their lives in peace."

"I was doing genetic research at the Woodhaven Clinic, treating children of drug addicts. This was ten years ago, when neuroin first hit the streets. It was an impure form of the drug, not the engineered cocktail that became so popular among the more educated. All of these kids were born with severe brain damage; most died before the age of twelve. Those few, those precious few who survived, they had a gift. I call it a gift; for them it was more like a cosmic joke. They would wake up in the night, curled up in the corner of their room, screaming, clawing at the wallpaper. Because, when these little children, as they closed their eyes at night, they dreamt only of murder, over and over, one after the other. And it didn't take long for us to realize that the real nightmare was that these so-called dreams were about to come true; these murders were actually happening!"

"I used to joke with Lamar that we were the mother and father of Precrime. Well, in my experience, parents very often see their children as they want them to be and not as they are."

"Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark."

"It's funny how all living organisms are alike. [She starts crushing a mutated plant] When the chips are down, when the pressure is on, every creature on the face of the Earth is interested in one thing and one thing only. [the plant cuts her palm] Its own survival."

"[Offering John the antidote to a plant that has poisoned him] You'd better drink this. Soon you won't be able to swallow, and then you'll be totally buggered."

"Can you see?"

"You still have a choice."

"You can choose …"

"We don't choose the things we believe in; they choose us."

"You know what I hear, Danny? Nothing. No footsteps up the stairs, no hovercraft outside the window, no clickety-click of little spyders. Do you know why I can't hear any of those things, Danny? Because right now, the precogs can't see a thing. [kills Witwer]"

"[Showing off a revolver, given as a gift by his staff] Revolvers like this one were given to generals at the end of the Civil War by their troops. The cylinders were loaded with five gold-plated bullets, to symbolize the end of the destruction and death that had ripped the country apart for five years. Ladies and gentlemen, with PreCrime going national, maybe we can all look forward to a time when none of us will have to discharge another firearm ever again."

"What would you do if you were accused of a murder you had not committed … yet?"

"Everybody Runs"

"The system is perfect until it comes after you."

"Get Ready to RUN!"

"The Future Can Be Seen. Murder Can be Prevented. The Guilty Punished Before the Crime is Committed. The System is Perfect. It's Never Wrong. Until It Comes After You."

"You Can't Hide"

"Tom Cruise – Chief John Anderton"

"Colin Farrell – Danny Witwer"

"Max Von Sydow – Director Lamar Burgess"

"Steve Harris – Jad"

"Neal McDonough – Fletcher"

"Samantha Morton – Agatha"

"Patrick Kilpatrick – Knott"

"Jessica Capshaw – Evanna"

"Lois Smith – Dr. Iris Hineman"