Break Up vs Gattaca
Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5/10 for Break Up). Break Up is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 47m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 1998). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Break Up
Gattaca| Break Up | Gattaca | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Romance, Thriller | Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Marcus | Andrew Niccol |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Steven Weber, Hart Bochner, Robin Thomas, Leslie Stefanson | Tony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren Dean |
Synopsis
Break Up
Housewife Jimmy Dade stays with her violent husband, Frankie, even after his abuse leads to the loss of her hearing. When his car is found with an unidentifiable dead body inside, police officers John Box and Andrew Ramsey suspect Jimmy has killed him. But, after discovering her bank account has been emptied, Jimmy fears that Frankie is still alive, and she goes on the run -- with the police in pursuit.
Gattaca
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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