Gattaca vs The Fourth Kind

Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.3/10 for The Fourth Kind). The Fourth Kind is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 47m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gattaca posterGattaca1997 VS The Fourth Kind posterThe Fourth Kind2009
GattacaThe Fourth Kind
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.3/10
Year19972009
Length1h 47m1h 38m
GenresMystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerMystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAndrew NiccolOlatunde Osunsanmi
Main castTony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren DeanWill Patton, Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Enzo Cilenti, Corey Johnson

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.

The Fourth Kind

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

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