The Matrix (1999)

7.8	Listal rating
8.7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Lana Wachowski

Andy Wachowski

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Neo

Morpheus

Trinity

Agent Smith

Oracle

Cypher

Tank

Apoc

Written by

Andy Wachowski

Lana Wachowski

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The Matrix re-viewed

3 years, 11 months ago at Jun 14 8:55

The Flagship

11 votes

Such was the popularity of The Matrix that is broke through the sci-fi niche audience and sprawled into the mainstream. It now pervades popular culture on a momentous scale, regardless of the relatively disappointing sequels and questionable games that tarnish the franchise.

It is, perhaps, one of the most visually impressive movies ever made. The Matrix was a cinematic benchmark u... read more

Free your mind

1 year, 12 months ago at May 26 9:14

AgentLexi

7 votes

''Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.''

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.

Keanu Reeves: Neo

If you wind back the clock to 1999, the closing point for decades of film, you would not have expected th... read more

Visual Futurism

5 years, 6 months ago at Oct 30 20:20

jasoncarulli

6 votes

The Matrix is a visual dream that single handedly reshaped the future of movie making. The originality behind the story of a post apocalyptic future world shown through visually stunning effects has built a cult so strong within the science fiction genre that the line between real and imaginary has become as blurred as the movie.

Never have I left a movie theater in complete awe, wh... read more

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Description: Neo is a young software engineer and part-time hacker who is singled out by some mysterious figures who want to introduce him into the secret of 'the matrix'. The cops also seem to be after him, and he takes a chance on discovering what he has always suspected: that the world is not quite what it seems to be and a sinister conspiracy ... (more)

Release date : 31 March 1999
UPC: 085391773726

Sci-fi (112), Action (107), Martial Arts (42), Future (35), Dystopia (34), Cyberpunk (33), 1999 (32), 1990s (29), Science Fiction (28), Thriller (26), Fantasy (24), Futuristic (24), Philosophy (23), Matrix (19), Trilogy (19), Drama (18), Prophecy (16), Cyberspace (15), Computers (15), Kung Fu (14)

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"The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) We live in a big battery, under the influnce of a virtual reality, while machines use our bodies for energy. Or do we?"

charidotes20 posted a review 1 day, 17 hours ago

Know Thyself

“Be a rebel. Destroy the System. Found a franchise. (And fail.)

"And what happens after that, I leave up to you."

And, yeah, with that (kinda) out of the way, I can say that....this is actually kinda an average movie. You might say, "What? Like the Chronicles of Riddick?" Well, why don't you sit down, take a seat, and I'll explain the nature of this Large System to you.....

*thunder and lightning happen behind me, quite conveniently*

'Once upon a time, there was a man named Sam Walton, and he came from a place named Arkansas, which is a very bad place, because no presidents have come from there, and besides, like Colorado, there are no posh places to hang out there. Fortunately, my crib here is a very nice place to hang out.'

'But! That i” read more