Movie connections for
Gattaca (1997) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Third Man (1949)
Vertigo (1958)
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)
 -  The spiral staircase in Gattica (in Jude Laws aparment) is identical to the one in Alphaville
THX 1138 (1971)
Blade Runner (1982)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Brazil (1985)

Referenced in

Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)
 -  The climax of the film's plot has many similarities to Gattaca's. In Gattaca, a genetically inferior man is destined to die at age 30 because of a heart condition. Solid Snake, a genetically inferior clone, who is also 30, is given Foxdie, an assassination virus that kills specific targets (and will kill him) by stopping their hearts. Gattaca's hero, Vincent, defeats his genetically superior brother Anton. In MGS, Solid Snake, the hero, beats his genetically superior brother Liquid Snake (Liquid only thought he was inferior - Snake is revealed to be the inferior clone at the end of the game, strengthening the Gattaca reference). Both games share a strong theme about not being controlled by your genes. Incidentally, Gattaca was later referenced in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
eXistenZ (1999)
"The Simpsons: Trilogy of Error (#12.18)" (2001)
 -  Marge wants the cutted finger from Homer to do it on ice and bring it to the hospital, Homer says "That is not possible, we are not in Gattaca"
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)
 -  In the opening credits, molecular diagrams appear and cast and crew names are formed from atomic symbols, just like the opening credits in "Gattaca". This is mentioned in Metal Gear Solid 2's crazy credits section.
Cypher (2002)
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (2004)
 -  Both of them are dystopical movies.
How's It Going to End? The Making of 'The Truman Show' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Making of 'Lord of War' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Holiday (2006)
 -  DVD on Amanda's shelf

Featured in

The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
 -  clips
Impostor (2001)

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