Gattaca
“There is no gene for the human spirit.”
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.
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Cast
40 people
Ethan Hawke
Vincent Freeman
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Uma Thurman
Irene Cassini
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Jude Law
Jerome Eugene Morrow
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Alan Arkin
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Loren Dean
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Bob Roberts
Tony Shalhoub
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Known for
Monk
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Ernest Borgnine
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Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Blair Underwood
Geneticist
Known for
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Xander Berkeley
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Known for
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Jayne Brook
Marie Freeman
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Una Damon
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Andrew Niccol Director · Michael Nyman Composer Sławomir Idziak Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $36M · United States release October 24, 1997
Box office
Budget
$36,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,532,777
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Jersey Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Esperanto
Release dates
Germany · July 9, 1997
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 1997
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
October 10, 1997 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
March 11, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 23, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
Argentina
May 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
November 6, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 3, 1998 · Premiere · Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science Fiction Films
May 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 1997 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 1, 1998 · Physical
Finland
August 12, 1998 · Digital · video premiere
France
April 29, 1998 · Theatrical
February 9, 1999 · Physical · DVD
May 21, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
December 10, 2016 · Digital · VOD
May 4, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
June 16, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
July 4, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Greece
May 14, 1998 · Theatrical
October 1, 2002 · Physical · DVD premiere
Hungary
October 15, 1998 · Digital · video premiere
Iceland
June 24, 1998 · Digital · video premiere
India
June 30, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
March 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
March 4, 2008 · Physical · Bluray / DVD
Japan
May 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 3, 1998 · Digital · video premiere
April 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD
January 18, 2004 · TV · Veronica
March 9, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
April 20, 2016 · Premiere · Imagine Film Festival
Norway
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 14, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 5, 1998 · Digital · video premiere
Singapore
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 1998 · Theatrical
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
March 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 8, 1998 · Theatrical
March 12, 2008 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
March 22, 2021 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
April 22, 1998 · Theatrical · French
July 10, 1998 · Theatrical · German
Thailand
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 24, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 20, 1998 · Theatrical
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