The Matrix

1999

136 mins

Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
83%
85%
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Award Winner

In this 1999 sci-fi classic from the Wachowski sisters, computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) unplugs from the virtual reality of... More

In this 1999 sci-fi classic from the Wachowski sisters, computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) unplugs from the virtual reality of the so called real world to battle and overthrow mankind’s mechanical overlords.

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The Matrix | Ratings & Reviews

83_%210 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
85_%33,324,202 reviews
Audience score rating

"An eye-popping but incoherent extravaganza of morphing and superhuman martial arts."

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Variety

""Wake up, Neo." It brought Keanu Reeves a-woah-ing back to our collective consciousness; it knocked us flat with balletic battle scenes and mind-scrambling plot"

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Total Film

"The martial arts stunts that are its single strongest selling point."

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The New York Times

"A visually dazzling cyberadventure, full of kinetic excitement, but it retreats to formula just when it's getting interesting."

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Roger Ebert

"A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller that is determined to overpower the imagination, The Matrix combines traditional science-fiction premises with spanking new visual technology in a way that almost defies description."

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Los Angeles Times

"The deliciously inventive Wachowskis have delivered the syntax for a new kind of movie: technically mind-blowing, style merged perfectly with content and just so damn cool."

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