# Gattaca

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Gattaca and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Gattaca as a good film and as a relevant movie for current debates about DNA collection and genetic screening.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as relevant to DNA debates (1 comments): "I think Gattaca is a more relevant movie here." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45867436))
- Called a good film (1 comments): "Gattaca was such a good film." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48738600))

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- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park.md): 32 recommend
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element.md): 24 recommend
- [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terminator-2-judgment-day.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Gattaca", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gattaca/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).