The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

The Adjustment Bureau rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 281K votes

Rotten Tomatoes71%

Metacritic60%

TMDb6.779/10· 5K votes

With 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 60/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Adjustment Bureau

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.

Cast of The Adjustment Bureau

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  Matt Damon

  as David Norris

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  Emily Blunt

  as Elise Sellas

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  John Slattery

  as Richardson

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  Anthony Mackie

  as Harry Mitchell

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  Michael Kelly

  as Charlie Traynor

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  Terence Stamp

  as Thompson

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  Shane McRae

  as Adrian Troussant, Elise's Fiancé

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  Lisa Thoreson

  as Suburban Mom

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  Florence Kastriner

  as Suburban Mom

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  Natalie Carter

  as Suburban Neighbor

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  Phyllis MacBryde

  as Suburban Neighbor

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  Chuck Scarborough

  as Himself

The Adjustment Bureau facts

Budget

$50.2M

Box office

$127.9M

Our take on The Adjustment Bureau

George Nolfi's 2011 blend of romance, science fiction and thriller follows a man who catches a glimpse of the future Fate has laid out for him and decides to fight for his own path instead. Pitted against the mysterious Adjustment Bureau across the streets of New York, he risks the greatness he's destined for in order to stay with the one woman he loves. The premise leans on chase-thriller momentum while keeping a love story at its core, so it suits viewers who like ideas about free will and destiny wrapped in accessible entertainment. Expect a brisk, romantic what-if rather than dense hard science fiction.