Gattaca vs In the Shadow of the Moon

Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.2/10 for In the Shadow of the Moon). Gattaca is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 55m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 2019). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gattaca posterGattaca1997 VS In the Shadow of the Moon posterIn the Shadow of the Moon2019
GattacaIn the Shadow of the Moon
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.2/10
Year19972019
Length1h 47m1h 55m
GenresMystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerScience Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAndrew NiccolJim Mickle
Main castTony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren DeanMichael C. Hall, Rachel Keller, Gabrielle Graham, Rudi Dharmalingam, Boyd Holbrook

Synopsis

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.

In the Shadow of the Moon

In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

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