Gattaca

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Gattaca

PG-13

1997

1h 52m

Sci-Fi

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Vincent Freeman has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior in-valid. He decides to fight his fate by purchasing the genes of Jerome Morrow, a laboratory-engineered valid. He assumes Jerome's DNA identity and joins the Gattaca space program, where he falls in love with Irene. An investigation into the death of a Gattaca officer complicates Vincent's plans.

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Critics Consensus

Intelligent and scientifically provocative, Gattaca is an absorbing sci fi drama that poses important interesting ethical questions about the nature of science.

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

10/25/2019

Stylishly scoped with ice-blue hues and smartly visualized with a forbiddingly cold design, Gattaca is an intelligently-conceived sci-fi chiller starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

01/10/2018

3/4

An institutional hush envelops the compelling cautionary fable Gattaca as if it were muffled by a velvet lab coat.

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Jason Bailey

Vice

11/14/2017

A thoughtful hybrid of sci-fi, thriller, and character drama; to give you some idea of its high-mindedness, it not only opens with a relevant Bible verse (Ecclesiastes 7:13), but in the opening credits that follow, Gore Vidal is fifth-billed.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

07/06/2025

4/4

The screenplay is tightly written with a fascinating premise that explores society’s overemphasis on genetic manipulation as a panacea for woes they’ve invented for themselves.

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Stephen A. Russell

Orion's Shoulder (Substack)

03/06/2025

It’s a cool-heeled but gripping musing on whether we should, just because we could, that also finds room for freaking Gore Vidal.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

06/21/2023

A tremendously interesting movie that questions eugenics and beyond. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emb3rGamer66 T

@Emb3r.G Aug 17

I didn't watch it fully as the day before I left for a different movie but what I saw was pretty good which is why I'm not giving it a full mark yet

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Emma X

@alfreda_huns25 Jul 17

One of the best sci-fi/ dystopian themed films I've ever watched! Amazing sets of the scenes and props and camera shots, special effects ahead of time. Most importantly the theme is very encouraging and meaningful, with a profound discussion regarding to the dilemma faced by marginalized individuals in a new societal structure where the advantages of genes and congenital gifts are ultimately enlarged while personal acquired skills and strengths are eliminated and ignored. This film is recommended by my biology teacher who taught us for one semester in 2026.

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Fernando M

@RT76471198 Jul 7

I didn’t see this in theaters, but it’s the kind of movie that makes you realize you don’t need special effects, gunfights, car chases, or anything like that to create something truly different. And it is different. I absolutely love that the astronauts wear actual suits, business suits, Hugo Boss style, and the rockets look like they’re straight out of the 1950s. Where are they going? How do they get there? Does it matter? Not at all. The only weak point, if you can even call it that, is how easily the main character manages to get past the daily genetic screenings. Other than that, everything works. I’ve watched it countless times, and I wouldn’t hesitate to watch it again if there’s nothing better on. It’s one of those movies that quietly stays with you. It never tries to impress you with spectacle, yet it leaves a much stronger impression than many big budget productions. Sometimes less really is more.

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Judah S

@Judah3963 Jun 28

One of the better sci-fi movies ever made. Its plot is tightly written with edge of your seat moments and intelligent ideas and best of all it’s completely original. Gattaca is quite the ride when you’re in the mood for it.

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Stefan E

@StefanE Jun 23

Fantastic movie, a must-see sci fi. Amazing characters and atmosphere

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lizbeth N

@RT83069482 Jun 14

de mis películas favoritas me encanta como desarrollan la trama y tratan de temas significativos 10/10

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Andrew Niccol

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Ethan Hawke

Vincent Freeman

Uma Thurman

Irene Cassini

Jude Law

Jerome Eugene Morrow

Gore Vidal

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Synopsis

Vincent Freeman has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior in-valid. He decides to fight his fate by purchasing the genes of Jerome Morrow, a laboratory-engineered valid. He assumes Jerome's DNA identity and joins the Gattaca space program, where he falls in love with Irene. An investigation into the death of a Gattaca officer complicates Vincent's plans.

Director: Andrew Niccol
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Jersey Films, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.3M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1), 35mm

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