Gattaca (1997)
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction thriller film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his 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 biopunk vision of a future society driven by eugenics where potential children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The film centers on Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, who was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.