“According to the traditional view of man, what distinguishes him from animals is his freedom to choose between one course of action and another, his freedom to seek the good and to avoid evil. The animal has no freedom, but is determined by physical and biological laws; like a machine, the animal reacts whenever the appropriate stimulus is present” (Bolles 1963, p.182). In Minority Report (2002), one of the main issues is free will versus determinism. Is there a time when people can change their minds by committing an act? In the film, the police have the right to arrest and charge citizens who have been determined to be committing a crime by the three precogs. Thus, the debate over whether or not pre-crime should be implemented nationally rests on the debate of free will or determinism. There are many different agreements in scientific work about free will, as well as many other agreements about determinism; all from many different points of view. This article will describe the free will arguments and views, the determinism arguments and views, as well as Rafters' views on Minority Report (2002) and how it fits into crime films. The first argument for free will is what might be called the argument from quantum mechanics. This argument concerns the uncertainty principle and the fact that human nature cannot be determined statistically because atomic physics and human behavior do not follow the same laws (Bolles 1963). Another argument described by Bolles (2002) is man's feeling of freedom. Man's consciousness is the creation of free will, which alone would exclude determinism. Another problem with predicting human behavior is that people are all different artistically and intellectually, so everyone will react differently (Bolles 2002). In Bolles with...... middle of paper ......tif used in the film.Works CitedBolles, RC (1963). Psychological determinism and the problem of morality. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2(2), 182-189.Foot, P. (1957). Free will implying determinism. The Philosophical Review, 439-450.Huemer, M. (2009). FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM IN THE WORLD OF MINORITIES. Science fiction and philosophy: from time travel to superintelligence, 103. Molen, G., Curtis, B., Parkes, W. and de Bont, J. (producers) and Spielberg, S. (director). (2002). Minority report. [Video/DVD] United States: Amblin Entertainment Cruise; Wagner Productions; 20th Century Fox; DreamWorks Pictures. Ogletree, S.M. & Oberle, C.D. (2008). The nature, common usage, and implications of free will and determinism. Behavior and Philosophy, 97-111.Rafter, N. (2006). Shots in the Mirror (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.