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Gattaca
1997
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #778
- IMDb #680
- Google retired #1445
- Rotten Tomatoes #1125
- Metacritic #1393
- Letterboxd #1042
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1874
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #871
- Metacritic Critics #2084
- Metacritic Audience #505
- Criticker #607
- Douban #129
- Kinopoisk #337
- AlloCiné #195
- Trakt #436
Every rating
62–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Douban on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a future society driven by eugenics, where life is predetermined by genetics, a man born naturally fights to overcome his "inferior" status. He assumes the identity of a genetically superior man to pursue his dream of traveling to space, living in constant fear of exposure.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Niccol
- Writer
- Andrew Niccol
- Studio
- Jersey Films, Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 9 July 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Esperanto
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $36.0M
- Box office
- $12.5M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Art Direction | Jan Roelfs Nancy Nye | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Award 1997 | Excellence in Production Design | Jan Roelfs Sarah Knowles Natalie Richards | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Original Score | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
| Bogey Awards 1997 | Bogey Award | Gattaca | Winner |
| Gérardmer Film Festival 1997 | Special Jury Prize | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Gérardmer Film Festival 1997 | Fun Trophy | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Hugo Awards 1997 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 1997 | Best Screenwriter of the Year | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction | Jan Roelfs Nancy Nye | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design | Jan Roelfs Sarah Knowles Natalie Richards | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
Gérardmer Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Fun Trophy | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Motion Picture | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Michael Nyman | Winner |
Bogey Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bogey Award | Gattaca | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenwriter of the Year | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Costume | Colleen Atwood | Nominee |
| Best Home Video Release | Gattaca | Nominee |
| Best Music | Michael Nyman | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Paris Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Gattaca | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Jan Roelfs | Nominee |