India, May 9 -- Gattaca (1997). Gene editing, custom-making babies, DNA tests that determine your job, your status and who you can love. Andrew Niccol's sci-fi film is less about the tech and more about the drama. It came eight years before the human genome was sequenced. But even now, when we watch naturally conceived Vincent (Ethan Hawke) cheat his way to becoming an astronaut, we're rooting for him.

The Truman Show (1998). Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, unsuspecting star of a 24/7 reality show. His city is a set, his wife, set and community are actors. Even the horizon is painted on. Cameras track his every move. His life is a spectacle. Peter Weir directs the tale with slow compassion, long before questions of consent, authenticity...