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Gattaca

Play trailer 2:26 Poster for Gattaca PG-13 1997 1h 52m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Jul 6
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. Go to Full Review
Stephen A. Russell Orion's Shoulder (Substack) Mar 6
It’s a cool-heeled but gripping musing on whether we should, just because we could, that also finds room for freaking Gore Vidal. Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage 06/21/2023
A tremendously interesting movie that questions eugenics and beyond. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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retro b @retrobite 2d The system has transformed biological heritage into absolute private property. Gattaca shows us a society where nature has been domesticated until it has become a corporate design. Vincent is the triumph of existence over essence. The laboratory calls him 'invalid,' but he responds with his freedom even when the system believes it knows him through his code. The guy doesn't want to go to the stars; he wants to show those pinches laboratory gods that will has more balls than DNA. Life is a dirty accident, not a cooking recipe for rich people See more Christian M 4d 'Gattaca' impresses visually and intellectually but keeps me emotionally distant. Its cold, restrained world and controlled production design create a barrier, even as Slawomir Idziak’s striking cinematography seduces with bold, almost aggressive colors. The film’s core—challenging the reduction of humans to data—is solid, and Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman provide calm, effective performances with subtle chemistry. The dialogue is sharp and eloquent, elevating the narrative. The first half drags slightly, but once the story simmers, it gains substance. 'Gattaca' is elegant, cultured, and entertaining, yet its icy atmosphere prevents it from becoming truly moving or unforgettable. See more Paul S @schlomy 5d One of my top ten films. If you're looking for explosions and lasers, this is not the sci-fi film for you. But if you want what science fiction does best, pose moral and ethical questions in the future to investigate our present, then this is the film for you. Ethan Hawke's Victor is a fantastic depiction of the triumph of the human spirit over the logical extreme of genetic engineering. One of the few films I watch again and again. See more Mortal @Kostas871 Jan 4 It's is sci-fi but....nothing. Just a narration of a world that has adopted eugenics . No action, no world-building nothing. I do not recommend it. See more Greg K @GregZ Dec 26 Big questions about the humane and science. Small imperfections on the plot front. See more Mariem A @Mariem852 Dec 23 Personally this movie is not really my type. I’m not a big fan of science fiction. But the movie was good, I liked it but I wouldn’t watch it again. I think it’s great See more Read all reviews
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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
Screenwriter
Andrew Niccol
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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