Gattaca
1997 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 7.6 · 73% critics
In a future where DNA tests decide your status and career, a determined man born without genetic advantages refuses to accept a life of limits. By taking on a new identity, he enters an elite space program, but constant scrutiny—and a sudden investigation at work—threatens everything he’s built.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (6,935 votes)
- Box office
- $12,532,777
- Budget
- $36,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like thoughtful, low-key sci-fi about discrimination, ambition, and identity under pressure, in the vein of Blade Runner or Minority Report; Not for you if you want nonstop action or quick answers.
Pros: thought-provoking dystopian premise; tense identity stakes; striking retro-future atmosphere | Cons: slow-burn pacing; some implausible details; uneven performances
Themes
- genetics
- cheating
- paraplegic
- suicide attempt
- dystopia
- dna
- new identity
- investigation
- heart disease
- spaceman
- fraud
- space travel
- +12 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 1997
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ethan Hawke
as Vincent Freeman
Uma Thurman
as Irene Cassini
Jude Law
as Jerome Eugene Morrow
Alan Arkin
as Detective Hugo
Loren Dean
as Adult Anton Freeman
Gore Vidal
as Director Josef
Tony Shalhoub
as "German"
Ernest Borgnine
as Caesar
Blair Underwood
as Geneticist
Xander Berkeley
as Dr. Lamar
Directed by Andrew Niccol