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Gattaca
Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior 'in-valid.' He then assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream.
11 March 1961, Montréal, Québec, Canada
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
24 January 1917, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
19 December 1968, Long Island, New York, USA
16 January 1986, Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 July 1974, Pennsylvania, USA
June 05, 2007
Intelligent and suspenseful.
January 01, 2000
At a time when we read about cloned sheep and tomatoes crossed with fish, the science in Gattaca is theoretically possible.
April 12, 2002
Designer babies rule dystopia in stylish SF thriller filled with recycled plot devices.
June 05, 2007
This stately, stunningly beautiful picture evokes a future in which present-day prejudices and neuroses have been taken to new, insidious scientifically rationalized heights.
March 21, 2008
Ripe for reappraisal...the storytelling integrity and thoughtful themes of a good novel.
April 02, 2008
It predicts the way the world would change in 2001--and how our films would reflect that change.
July 05, 2006
One of first Hollywood films about the effects of genetic engineering on human conduct, Andrew Niccol's directing debut is an intelligent and timely sci-fi that, despite some illogical plot contrivances, is emotionally engaging almost up to the end.
March 18, 2008
A modern sci-fi classic comes home to high-def in a gorgeous new transfer.
June 24, 2006
Chilly, elegant, and a little bloodless.
February 14, 2001
It's far too serious to be taken seriously.
June 05, 2007
I didn't care enough about Hawke's character to ignore a big problem in the story's logic: if this future has such incredible biotechnology, why can't Law just get his damaged body parts fixed?
December 04, 2016
Among the very best of all the original "thoughtful" sci-fi movies out there.