The Matrix (1999) - FilmAffinity
Description: The Matrix directed by Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski (AKA Larry Wachowski). With Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving, Marcus Chong, Gloria Foster, Matt Doran, Belinda McClory, Julian Arahanga, Anthony Ray Parker, Paul Goddard, Robert Taylor, Marc Aden Gray

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Users Start Voting! Sign in Register Now playing USA New releases USA Upcoming Movies USA DVD/Video UK New Releases UK DVD/Video FRANCE New Releases Categories Box Office Trailers Latest Trailers All Movies Films by Keyword TOPs Top Filmaffinity TOP New Releases TOP DVD TOP DVD Kids Top User Lists Awards All Awards All Oscars Best of 2013 Information Updates About Us Contact Us | # The Matrix Movie Info Trailers [1] Image Gallery [11] 7.9 162,459 Ratings Rate this movie Add to lists Tweet Original title The Matrix Year 1999 Running Time 131 min. Country United States Director Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski (AKA Larry Wachowski) Screenwriter Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski (AKA Larry Wachowski) Music Don Davis Cinematography Bill Pope Cast Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving, Marcus Chong, Gloria Foster, Matt Doran, Belinda McClory, Julian Arahanga, Anthony Ray Parker, Paul Goddard, Robert Taylor, Marc Aden Gray Production Co. Warner Bros / Village Roadshow Pictures / Groucho II Film Partnership. Producer: Joel Silver Genre Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Action. Thriller | Futuristic thriller. Cyberpunk. Computers / Internet. Cult movie Synopsis / Plot In the near future, Computer hacker Neo is contacted by underground freedom fighters who explain that reality as he understands it is actually a complex computer simulation called the Matrix. Created by a malevolent Artificial Intelligence, the Matrix hides the truth from humanity, allowing them to live a convincing, simulated life in 1999 while machines grow and harvest people to use as an ongoing energy source. The leader of the freedom fighters, Morpheus, believes Neo is "The One" who will lead humanity to freedom and overthrow the machines. Together with Trinity, Neo and Morpheus fight against the machine's enslavement of humanity as Neo begins to believe and accept his role as "The One". Awards 1999: 4 Academy Awards: Best Editing, Sound, Visual Effects, Sound Editing 1999: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Visual Effects and Sound. 5 Nominations Critics Reviews "Ultra-cool visuals that truly deliver something new to the sci-fi action lexicon will make this time-jumping thriller a must-see among genre fans" Todd McCarthy: Variety "'The Matrix' recycles the premises of 'Dark City' and 'Strange Days,' turns up the heat and the volume, and borrows the gravity-defying choreography of Hong Kong action movies. It's fun, but it could have been more (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times "A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination, The Matrix combines traditional science-fiction premises with spanking new visual technology" Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times "With its mix of Lewis Carroll and William Gibson; Japanese anime and Chinese chopsocky; mythological allusions, and machine-made illusion, ['The Matrix'] offers a couple of hours of escapist fun" Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer "It's astonishing that so much money, talent, technical expertise and visual imagination can be put in the service of something so stupid" Bob Graham: San Francisco Chronicle Ratings by Movie Soulmates Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your personal movie tastes. Ratings by Friends Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community of users. Ranking Lists Position 2 My Favorite Sci-Fi Films (1322) 3 Movies with Awesome F/X Special Effects (124) 4 Movies I Have Seen More Times (353) 5 Movies I Liked More the Second Time I Saw Them (71) 9 Movies I Own (1548) 10 My Favorite Blockbusters (55) 11 My Favorite Action Movies (351) 12 My Favorites from the 90s (310) 13 Popular Movies I Hate (95) 13 If you don't like these Movies don't even bother talk to me (21) 14 Movies with Skillful Editing (30) 16 My Favorite Movies (4414) 16 Movies with Great Screenplays (77) 20 Overrated Movies (181) 26 My Favorite Cult Classics (157) 26 My Favorite Fantasy Movies (70) 34 Movies with the Best Beginnings (not including opening credits) (33) 39 The Weirdest Movies I Have Ever Seen (51) 44 Movies with Impressive Art Direction (24) 45 Best Directed Movies (21) 56 Movies with Best Original Score (161) 68 Movies I Want to Own (84) 83 Movies with Amazing Cinematography (24) Show 23 lists Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report an error or omission? Please send us a message. If you are not a registered user please send an email to info -at- filmaffinity -dot- com. All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective owners (studio and/or distributor). For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org

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