With the English actress Samantha Morton, hatted and crumpet-faced, her body hidden in a shapeless dress, as the mute girl who falls for Emmet.

NEWYORKER: Sweet and Lowdown

Nobody can doubt the perilous verve of the opening, in which Joe (Daniel Craig) and his girlfriend, Claire (Samantha Morton), witness a fatal balloon accident in an English field.

NEWYORKER: Enduring Love

The heart of the film is his conquest of Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton), the actress who, under his tutelage, became the mistress not just of the London stage but of many of the grandees who frequented it.

NEWYORKER: The Libertine

Cruise is on top form here, and there is nice work from Irish actor Colin Farrell as his right-hand man, and Samantha Morton as the android-like "pre-cog" who predicts future murders and might just hold the key to Anderton's innocence.

BBC: Minority Report cruises ahead