Gattaca (1997)
There is no gene for the human spirit.
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 9 July 1997 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Drama |
| Director | Andrew Niccol |
| Starring | Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law |
| Runtime | 107 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.1/10 · Metacritic 64/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 82% · TMDB users 7.6/10 |
| Budget | $36 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama where a man born naturally has to fake his DNA to chase a dream. It runs 107 minutes and moves with the quiet tension of a heist film, except the crime is simply existing. The world it builds is cold and efficient, treating biology as a resume. Ethan Hawke plays the protagonist, while Jude Law provides the genetic shortcut. It asks what happens when perfection is the baseline. The answer is boring, until a human spirit refuses to be an outlier.
What the critics said
Critics warmed to it, though not uniformly. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 82% approval rating as of August 2024, based on 66 reviews. The average score sits at 7.1 out of 10. Metacritic, less enthusiastic, lands on 64 out of 100 as of February 2024, labeling the reception generally favorable. Roger Ebert called it a thriller with ideas, a description that does a lot of heavy lifting. Gene Siskel praised the smart script, which explains why the film still holds up. The consensus notes it poses interesting ethical questions, a phrase that usually signals a film with a pulse.
How it did with audiences
Gattaca cost $36 million to make and earned $12.5 million in the United States. That is a financial loss that would make a CPA wince, though the film opened at number 5, trailing I Know What You Did Last Summer and Seven Years in Tibet. It took in $4.3 million over its first weekend. On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Uma Thurman stepped into Kill Bill, a shift from the roles in Pulp Fiction. Ethan Hawke moved from Before Sunrise to The Purge. Alan Arkin found work in Argo after decades of character work. The sequence of titles does not prove cause and effect. It simply maps a trajectory where each actor’s next chapter arrived on its own schedule, independent of the science fiction drama that briefly intersected their paths.
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- Gattaca on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q491800 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Gattaca” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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