Gattaca vs The Red Violin

Gattaca has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for The Red Violin). Gattaca is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 10m. Gattaca is the older of the two (1997 against 1998). Both are mystery, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gattaca posterGattaca1997 VS The Red Violin posterThe Red Violin1998
GattacaThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 7.4/10
Year19971998
Length1h 47m2h 10m
GenresMystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorAndrew NiccolFrançois Girard
Main castTony Shalhoub, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Loren DeanSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

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 Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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