Gattaca
1997 | 107 min | Science Fiction, Drama
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.6/10), though it had a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
82% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6/10 from 7K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
1 win, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Production Design; won Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$13 million worldwide on a $36 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
803K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Sony Pictures Core Amazon ChannelRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Niccol
- Ethan HawkeVincent Freeman
- Uma ThurmanIrene Cassini
- Jude LawJerome Eugene Morrow
- Alan ArkinDetective Hugo
- Loren DeanAdult Anton Freeman
- Gore VidalDirector Josef
- Tony Shalhoub"German"
- Ernest BorgnineCaesar
- Blair UnderwoodGeneticist
- Xander BerkeleyDr. Lamar