The Adjustment Bureau
An ambitious politician battles a covert force controlling human destiny to reclaim the dancer he loves.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- hopeful
- romantic
- date night
- speculative romance night
What critics said
Critics found the film entertaining and conceptually appealing, with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt's chemistry compensating for an inconsistent tone and insufficiently daring treatment of its ideas.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David discovers that the Adjustment Bureau has mapped his future and must decide whether to accept its plan or pursue Elise.
The Bureau's agents repeatedly intervene to keep David and Elise apart, turning their relationship into a struggle against Fate.
The Adjustment Bureau operates as an organized administrative system that manages human outcomes through agents, plans, and controlled access.
David and the Bureau agents move across, under, and through modern New York using doors and pathways that connect otherwise separate places.
Films like The Adjustment Bureau, and why
Somewhere in Time
shares a high-concept romance, supernatural forces shaping human choices, and a determined couple resisting separation
The Lake House
combines romantic longing with speculative manipulation of reality and questions about destiny
Inception
features a romantic couple pursued through a controlled reality while challenging an apparently predetermined future
Source Code
blends accessible science fiction, chase-thriller momentum, and a central romance threatened by powerful unseen systems
Movie Details
- Director
- George Nolfi
- Release Date
- 2011-03-03
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (5097)
Cast
- Matt Damon
- Emily Blunt
- John Slattery
- Anthony Mackie
- Michael Kelly
- Terence Stamp
- Shane McRae
- Lisa Thoreson
- Florence Kastriner
- Natalie Carter
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Adjustment Bureau about?
- An ambitious politician battles a covert force controlling human destiny to reclaim the dancer he loves.
- What is The Adjustment Bureau like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Adjustment Bureau as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Adjustment Bureau violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Adjustment Bureau as mild.
- What did critics think of The Adjustment Bureau?
- Critics found the film entertaining and conceptually appealing, with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt's chemistry compensating for an inconsistent tone and insufficiently daring treatment of its ideas.
- Which films are like The Adjustment Bureau?
- Films with a similar feel include Somewhere in Time, The Lake House, Inception, and Source Code.
- How long is The Adjustment Bureau?
- The Adjustment Bureau runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Adjustment Bureau?
- In United States, The Adjustment Bureau is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
