Minority Report (film) - Cast

Cast

  • Tom Cruise as Captain John Anderton, a divorced and middle-aged man who is the Chief of the Department of PreCrime in Washington, D.C. The disappearance of his son devastated him, and provided the motivation for him to join the PreCrime unit. He is addicted to drugs, which he uses to cope with the pain from the loss of his son, but maintains a professional appearance while at work.
  • Max von Sydow as Director Lamar Burgess, an elderly official in the Washington, D.C., PreCrime program and Anderton's superior.
  • Colin Farrell as Danny Witwer, a cocky Department of Justice agent sent to observe and evaluate the PreCrime process. He spent three years in divinity school and carries a rosary. He chose his career path because his father, who was a policeman, was murdered when he was 15.
  • Samantha Morton as Agatha, the lead precog, who has the most powerful psychic abilities of the three. Her mother, Anne Lively, was murdered. All the precogs are named after mystery writers: Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Dashiell Hammett.
  • Steve Harris as Jad, oversees the precogs and helps Anderton interpret their visions.
  • Neal McDonough as Gordon Fletcher, a PreCrime officer who works alongside Anderton.
  • Patrick Kilpatrick as Knott, another PreCrime officer who works alongside Anderton, Fletcher, and Jad.
  • Jessica Capshaw as Evanna, an advisor for PreCrime.
  • Lois Smith as Dr. Iris Hineman, one of the pioneers of the PreCrime program, who has retired.
  • Kathryn Morris as Lara, Anderton's ex-wife and the mother of his lost son.
  • Peter Stormare as Eddie Solomon, a shady Swedish doctor who survives by performing illegal operations. Solomon is jaded with his work. He has a black sense of humor.
  • Mike Binder as Leo Crow, a man whom the precogs predict Anderton will kill.
  • Tim Blake Nelson as Gideon, the warden who watches over prisoners forced into "halo sleep".
  • Joel Gretsch as Donald Dublin.

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