The Matrix

About The Matrix

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski. Released in March 1999, it runs 136 minutes. It is part of The Matrix Collection.

Its themes are artificial intelligence (a.i.), cyberpunk, saving the world, and prophecy.

Keanu Reeves takes the lead as Neo, Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, and Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith. The screenplay is by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski. It was produced by Groucho II Film Partnership, Silver Pictures, and Village Roadshow Pictures. In the United States it streams on VIX, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, and YouTube TV.

The Matrix appears in 3 member libraries and 3 Shelvs here. It is most often saved alongside Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Star Wars, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. TMDB voters put it at 8.3 out of 10 across 29,131 votes and it carries a R rating.