Gattaca vs The Machine
Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.9/10 for The Machine). The Machine is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Gattaca | The Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Niccol | Caradog W. James |
| Main cast | Tony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren Dean | Toby Stephens, Caity Lotz, Sam Hazeldine, Denis Lawson, Pooneh Hajimohammadi |
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 Machine
Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a programming bug causes the prototype to decimate his lab, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground, far away from inquisitive eyes.
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