In the "not-too-distant" future, eugenics is common. A genetic registry database uses biometrics to classify those so created as "valids" while those conceived naturally and more susceptible … See more

The film was shot under the working title The Eighth Day, a reference to the seven days of creation in the Bible. However, by the time its release was scheduled for the fall of 1997, the … See more

Critical response
Gattaca received positive reviews from critics. The film received an approval rating of 82% on See more

Influence on In Time
Writer-director Andrew Niccol has called his 2011 film In Time a "bastard child of Gattaca". Both films … See more

• Ethan Hawke as Vincent Freeman, impersonating Jerome Eugene Morrow
• Uma Thurman as Irene Cassini
• Jude Law as Jerome Eugene Morrow
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Box office
Gattaca was released in theaters on October 24, 1997, in the United States by Columbia Pictures and opened at number 5 at the box office; … See more

On October 30, 2009, Variety reported that Sony Pictures Television was developing a television adaptation of the feature film as a one … See more