---
title: 'Gattaca (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrew Niccol'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gattaca-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gattaca (1997)

1997 · PG-13 · 101 min · Drama, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles. The film presents a future society driven by eugenics where children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The principal character, Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrew Niccol](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-niccol)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Niccol](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-niccol)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Nyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-nyman)
- **Producer:** [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito), [Stacey Sher](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacey-sher), [Gail Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-lyon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sławomir Idziak](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-awomir-idziak)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Zeno Churgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-zeno-churgin)

## Cast

- [Loren Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/loren-dean)
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke) as Vincent Freeman
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Jayne Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-brook)
- [Elias Koteas](https://cinepixo.com/people/elias-koteas)
- [Elizabeth Dennehy](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-dennehy)
- [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal)
- [Mason Gamble](https://cinepixo.com/people/mason-gamble) as Vincent Freeman
- [Maya Rudolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/maya-rudolph)
- [Tony Shalhoub](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-shalhoub)
- [Blair Underwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/blair-underwood)
- [Jude Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/jude-law)
- [Uma Thurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/uma-thurman) as Irene Cassini
- [William Lee Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lee-scott)

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/gattaca
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gattaca-1997
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