The Adjustment Bureau (2011) movie poster

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

"They stole his future. Now he's taking it back."
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👍 72%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 66%
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Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (4,832 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
60

Cast

Matt Damon as David Norris · 73% avg
Emily Blunt as Elise Sellas · 71% avg
John Slattery as Richardson · 71% avg
Anthony Mackie as Harry Mitchell · 67% avg
Michael Kelly as Charlie Traynor · 64% avg
Terence Stamp as Thompson · 72% avg
Shane McRae as Adrian Troussant, Elise's Fiancé
Lisa Thoreson as Suburban Mom

Is The Adjustment Bureau good?

Most people think so. 72% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 66%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#560 / 1040 · Science Fiction
Rank in its year
#129 / 241 · 2011

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Adjustment Bureau is a 2011 American romantic science fiction thriller directed by George Nolfi, based on a Philip K. Dick short story. Matt Damon stars as David Norris, an ambitious New York congressman who meets Elise Sellas, a ballet dancer played by Emily Blunt, and falls deeply in love — only to discover that their relationship was never supposed to happen according to "the Plan," a predetermined outline for every human life maintained by the mysterious Adjustment Bureau, whose fedora-wearing agents physically manipulate reality to keep events on track.

When David discovers the Bureau and refuses to give up Elise, the agents escalate their interventions, and David must outrun and outmaneuver beings who can control the fabric of reality to be with the woman he loves. The central question — whether free will exists when an omnipotent organization has predetermined every human choice — gave the romantic thriller genuine philosophical weight. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt's chemistry was palpable.

The Adjustment Bureau earned $128 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

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