In a future run by a genetically enhanced elite, a caretaker who was born unmodified is barred from all but the most menial jobs. He swaps identities with a former athlete who has lost the use of his legs in an accident, allowing him to realise his dream of joining the space programme. However, a murder investigation threatens to expose his deception. Sci-fi drama, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law.

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.