Why It Ranks
The Adjustment Bureau succeeds as both a sci-fi thriller and a genuine romance. Damon and Blunt's chemistry is electric. The door-hopping mechanics are clever. It proves Dick adaptations can be warm, not just paranoid.
The Film
George Nolfi's The Adjustment Bureau is a Philip K. Dick love story — a politician discovers that fedora-wearing agents are manipulating reality to keep him from the woman he loves. Damon and Blunt have extraordinary chemistry. The door-hopping chase through New York, where doors open to different locations, is the most inventive chase sequence in romantic sci-fi.
Fun Facts
Emily Blunt's dance sequences were real — she trained extensively with a choreographer.
The fedora-wearing agents were designed to look like 1960s IBM executives.
Nolfi wrote the screenplay while working as a writer on The Bourne Ultimatum.
The film was originally titled 'The Bureau' before the Dick estate connection was emphasized.
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