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The Adjustment Bureau
2011 106 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★7.0
Science Fiction, Thriller, Romance
Director: George Nolfi
🎭 Based on
«Adjustment Team»
byPhilip K. Dick
Trailers
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Description
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
Budget:
$50.2M
US Gross:
$62.5M
Worldwide:
$127.9M
Starring
Matt Damon
Actor
Emily Blunt
Actor
Lisa Thoreson
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Science Fiction Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012
— Best Stunt Ensemble
Key opinion
The Adjustment Bureau is a romantic sci-fi drama that receives praise for its central concept and the strong, grounded chemistry between Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. While many viewers appreciate its philosophical questions regarding free will and destiny, critics remain divided on whether the execution fully realizes the potential of its source material.
| Acting | The casting of Emily Blunt and Matt Damon provides a convincing and heartfelt anchor for the film's central romance. | |
| Pacing | The film functions more effectively as a romantic drama than a high-stakes science fiction thriller, often lacking the tension or spectacle of genre peers. | |
| Adaptation | The script takes significant liberties with the original Philip K. Dick story, favoring a Hollywood-style narrative over the darker, more cynical tone of the source. | |
| Acting | Anthony Mackie delivers a standout performance, bringing nuanced emotional complexity to his role as a supernatural operative. | |
| Theme | The philosophical premise regarding predestination is thought-provoking, though some viewers find the actual resolution and the Bureau's mechanics to be underdeveloped or superficial. |