The Matrix

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2 hr. 16 min.

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Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks to the Wachowskis' imaginative vision, The Matrix is a smartly crafted combination of spectacular action and groundbreaking special effects.

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casearmitage

Twenty five years later, it still holds up. You have to see it to believe it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Nathanael

Of course The Matrix is absolutely amazing, but the 4DX thing was pretty cool too!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/21

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Emery A

About existentialism and a questioning of reality, it revolutionized science fiction with an impeccable script, incredible special effects and visual effects.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Charlie H

Shocking that the visuals and all the action sequences still hold up to this day. I was wowed on all the action sequences, and the fight choreography were also pretty awesome. I still remember watching this for the first time in December of 2021, and now almost 3 years later, I watch this again. And it's still holds up. The plot, premise, and all the action sequences helps make this movie interesting. I still can't get into the green hue that was used for the movie, but for the most part: it's still an amazing watch that somehow still blows my mind on how innovative they were in not only the visual and action department but storyline also!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Cody W

Highly intense special effects and completely insane action sequences are what make THE MATRIX a spectacular science fiction extravaganza that will immediately blow your mind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Callaway H

It's aged well just not very exciting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Lilly Wachowski

Director

Lana Wachowski

Director

Keanu Reeves

Thomas A. Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Morpheus

Carrie-Anne Moss

Trinity

Hugo Weaving

Agent Smith

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Though The Matrix ultimately overdoses on gloom-and-doom grunge, over-elaborate cool and especially running time, it's just clever enough to enable [the Wachowskis] to nix the sophomore jinx following 1996's Bound.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 13, 2023

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

I know almost nothing of the intricate techniques that make The Matrix as eye-filling as it is brain-numbing, but I can tell you that... [its visuals] are wondrous to behold.

Jul 13, 2023

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

There's more form than content in The Matrix, but Bill Pope's swooping, noir-inflected cinematography is wonderfully complemented by Owen Paterson's inventive production design, a great soundtrack and the best fight choreography this side of Hong Kong.

Jul 13, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The Wachowskis proceed to turn the world as we know it into a virtual reality landscape with a 20th century tech-noir look (lit with a sickly green hue, like the glow of an old IBM computer screen) and the physics of a video game.

Sep 9, 2023

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

A $60 million, high-tech assault on the senses and a pretentious insult to the mind.

Jul 15, 2023

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Christopher Brandon

TNT's Rough Cut

A cyberpunk thriller that's so much fun to watch, it could single-handedly reboot the genre.

Jul 13, 2023

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Synopsis

Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Executive Producer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Bruce Berman, Andrew Mason, Barrie M. Osborne, Erwin Stoff
Screenwriter: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Prod., Silver Pictures
Rating: R (Sci-Fi Violence|Brief Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 1999, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2023
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $171.4M
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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