Gattaca vs The Happening
Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.4/10 for The Happening). The Happening is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 47m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gattaca
The Happening| Gattaca | The Happening | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Niccol | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | Tony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren Dean | Kristen Connolly, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Robert Bailey Jr., John Leguizamo |
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 Happening
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
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