The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
- Suburban Neighbor
- (as Natalie E. Carter)
- U.S. Coast Guard Officer
- (as Capt. Gregory P. Hitchen)
- Upstate Farmer
- (as Darrell James LeNormand)
- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
- (as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg)
- Political Consultant
- (as Kar)
- Director
- Writers
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- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe phone number given to Matt Damon by Emily Blunt in the movie ((212) 664-7665) is owned by Universal Studios and has appeared in other films distributed by the company (Definitely, Maybe (2008), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Munich (2005)) in an effort to avoid the much overused "555" prefix. If called, it will ring indefinitely. As of 10/1/2022, the number is out of service.
- GoofsThe newspaper that reports Elise's dance career and engagement repeats the same paragraphs several times, taking up space in order to fill the article.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Harry Mitchell: Most people live life on the path we set for them, too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along who knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize freewill is a gift that you'll never know how to use until you fight for it. I think that's the chairman's real plan. That maybe one day, we won't write the plan, you will.
- Crazy creditsSpecial Thanks: The Chairman
David (Matt Damon) has met Elise (Emily Blunt) and based on one spontaneous kiss and one flirtatious encounter, he's determined that she's the one he's supposed to be with. They have other plans. Oh yes, the indefinable, ambiguous pronoun "they". Just to keep a sense of the intrigue afloat, I'll define "they" as the men of "The Adjustment Bureau". What they want, we don't really know. But David wants the girl—a beautiful girl—but just a girl nonetheless.
For us, questions of free will, fate, soul mates, success and pre-defined destinies abound. All running around an intricate maze of New York architecture. Although intricate might not be the best word because there's nothing here for us to figure out; the film lays everything out well in advance, and over and over again in case you missed it. At least there's intelligence to the story but unfortunately no subtlety.
"The Adjustment Bureau" has pretty city-scapes and pretty people playing more profound characters than pretty people usually play. As with most genre-mixing films, there is something for everybody. I got the intelligence that is usually sorely missing from big-budget Hollywood action films although I could have done with a bit more respect.
- napierslogs
- Mar 6, 2011
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Bản Đồ Định Mệnh
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $62,495,645
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,157,730
- Mar 6, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $127,869,379
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1