Minority Report is a 2002 Sci-fi / Action film directed by Steven Spielberg based on a story by the same name written by Philip K. Dick. The plot revolves around a company called "Precrime" that has developed a technology where specialized individuals known as "Precogs" can see a murder before it happens, allowing for the prevention of crime. Precrime police Chief "John Anderton," who had a child who's murder could've been prevented through precrime had it been around before hand, was unexpectedly predicted to be committing a murder. This had happened coincidentally after discovering a discrepency in one of the cases reviewed. Later on, it is found out that Precrime Director "Lamar Burgess" had conspired to murder one of the main Precog's mothers by abusing a flaw in the Precog prediction sequence, and that Anderton was set up to murder someone he would be lead to believe killed his son.

While entirely fictional, Minority Report brings up a good point regarding technological advancements and their impact on society, while also looking over the impacts of the individuals involved. Early in the film, it is revealed that the "Precogs" are real humans. While their backgrounds are not initially stated in full, it is to be assumed that they were born in labs. They are also said to be placed in a fluid that eases their minds, and prevents desires and freethinking. This point alone brings up a good point regarding the ethics of treating a human being as nothing more then a farm animal due to their special abilities. Taking matters to a worse point, it is later revealed that the Precogs go through severe emotional stress while predicting the future. Beyond just the precogs, however, there are technologies hinted at such as mandatory eye scans, virtual prisons, and mind-transmitted advertisements. All of these technologies are ethically questionable in theory, and relate closely to the subject of this course.