Ethan Hawke

Uma Thurman

Jude Law

Alan Arkin

Loren Dean

Gore Vidal

Tony Shalhoub

Ernest Borgnine

Blair Underwood

Xander Berkeley

Jayne Brook

Una Damon

Elias Koteas

Maya Rudolph

Elizabeth Dennehy

Mason Gamble

Vincent Nielson

Chad Christ

William Lee Scott

Clarence Graham

Carlton Benbry

Susan Jennifer Sullivan

Ken Marino

Cynthia Martells

Gabrielle Reece

Ryan Dorin

Dean Norris

Russell Milton

George Marshall Ruge

Steve Bessen

Lindsey Ginter

Greg Sestero

Andrew Niccol

Michael Nyman

Lisa Zeno Churgin

Slawomir Idziak

Danny DeVito

Colleen Atwood

Francine Maisler

Michael Shamberg

Stacey Sher

Jan Roelfs

Paul Massey

Norman Howell

Steven Ticknor

Sarah Knowles

R. Scott Doran

Robert Q. Mathews

Lizbeth Williamson

Daniele Colajacomo

Jim Ondrejko

Doug Hemphill

Stephen Alesch

Jonathan Brown

Nancy Nye

Chris Watts

Randall D. Wilkins

Darren Michaels

Jill Rockow

Gary D'Amico

Jerry Pooler

Toni-Ann Walker

Richard King

Scott A. Tinsley

Jeffrey Wilhoit

James Matheny

Cliff Latimer

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret

Nerses Gezalyan

Gary A. Hecker

Emily Ferry

Jeffrey R. Payne

Lawrence L. Commans

Noah Blough

Cynthia Biamon

John R. Woodward

Ve Neill

Tim Swan

Don Elliott

Bradley Cramp

Otie Brown

Gail Lyon

Alicia M. Tripi

Georgia Kacandes

Daniel Silverberg

Brian Penikas

Bette Iverson

Lisa Yesko

Joshua Levinson

Pamela Abdy

Otniel Gonzalez

Joy Taylor

Kathryn Eisenstein

Ilt Jones

Brennan Dufresne

Michael Cassidy

Mike Smith

Beau Bonneau

Joe Angel Rodriguez

Tyson Dexter

Bob Putynkowski

Mo Henry

Patrick Noonan

Stephanie Higgins Frey

James C. Taylor

Lizzie Friedman

Kathleen Roll

Janek Sirrs

Steve Dellerson

Elizabeth Tompkins

Melody Beam

David Morton

Emma Tillinger Koskoff

Michael M. Krevitt

Roger James Ferrin

Ken Dackermann

Dick Hansen

Maurice Schwartzman

Robert Earl Craft

Shari LaFranchi Blakney

Matthew Nelson

John T. Connor

Jennifer Lax

Dondi Bastone

Helen Hand

David Jernigan

Michael J. Hogan

Michael A. Mendez

Dan Levitan

Thriller

Science Fiction

Mystery

Romance

Gattaca

Jersey Films

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

English

Esperanto

genetics

cheating

paraplegic

suicide attempt

dystopia

new identity

investigation

heart disease

spaceman

fake identity

blood sample

biotechnology

space mission

astronaut

swimming

exercise

eugenics

murder investigation

brother brother relationship

authoritarian

***The eugenics-obsessed future in 40s/50s noir***

Several decades in the future liberal eugenics is normal and discrimination is practiced to distinguish "valids" from "in-valids," the latter conceived by natural means and therefore more susceptible to genetic defects. Vincent (Ethan Hawke) is an in-valid who assumes the identity of a disabled valid (Jude Law) in order to fulfill his dream of space travel. Uma Thurman and Gore Vidal are also on hand.

"Gattaca" (1997) is a sci-fi drama “tech noir,” which combines futuristic science-fiction with 40s/50s noir. 
It’s not just the suits & hats, the cars look like 50s/60s coupes, but whine because they’re electric. It’s similar in this respect to “Dark City” (1998), but more dramatic. Imagine if “Dick Tracy” (1990) was a somber space-age sci-fi and you’d have a pretty good idea. 

The film flopped at the box office while critics generally praised it. It plays better if you have an interest in eugenics and the philosophies thereof. For me, it’s decent, but too low-key. I prefer “Dark City” if I’m going to watch a film of this sort.

The movie runs 1 hour, 46 minutes, and was shot in Southern Cal: Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael; Otis College of Art and Design; CLA Building on the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; the spillway of the Sepulveda Dam; outside The Forum in Inglewood; and Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station.  

GRADE: B-

TheRealMina

Simply put, Gattaca is one of the greatest movies ever made. Some might think that's going too far but it truly is a masterpiece. Everything from the casting, set design, cinematography, writing and the Universe in which the story takes place. It is not only a great source of entertainment but an inspiring work of art. 

By far the most poetic movie I have had the pleasure of watching. Every line is elegiac and truly beautiful. It's the type of movie that keeps you thinking days after the credits have rolled. Not because it is fast-paced, intense or has a crazy twist ending but for its tranquil philosophical ideas. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a jaw-dropping movie night. It should be on every cinephile's list of must-watch.

CinemaSerf

"Vincent" (Ethan Hawke) is determined that he wants to travel into space, but is deemed unsuitable by the genetically motivated authorities who decide these things. Luckily for him, he knows "Jerome" (Jude Law). He was in a nasty car accident that has left his paraplegic - but nonetheless, his genetics do qualify for the upper echelons of society necessary to go up in a rocket. The pair quickly establish a partnership by which the latter man develops some techniques to fool the detection devices and facilitate "Vincent" living out his dream. Just as that is set to come true, his boss is found dead in mysterious circumstances and the ensuing investigation could compromise the web of lies and identity fraud that 'Vincent" has carefully established over the years... I honestly can't say I rated the acting here as great by anyone, including Uma Thurman who comes into things later on in the day as a bit of love interest, but the pacing of this story and the underlying premiss of genetic gradation and selection is potently presented here by auteur Andrew Niccol. We are now living in a sterile society where people's merits are all based on their past rather than their potential. Assumptions are made based on whether you eat well, drink, smoke, have sex - almost as if you are accruing (or not) life points, not just for you but for future generations too! The production looks great in it's modern simplicity - even if there is what looked like an old Rover car used to ferry the investigator "Lamar" (Xander Berkeley) and a man who introduces another twist as we near the denouement. Will anyone make it to Titan?

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Gattaca( 1997)

There is no gene for the human spirit.

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Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 22 2019

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