The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis, and produced by Joel Silver. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano, and as the first installment in the Matrix franchise, it depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, which intelligent machines have created to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under the hacker alias "Neo", uncovers the truth, he "is drawn into a rebellion against the machines" along with other people who have been freed from the Matrix. The Matrix is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction.
Director | The Wachowskis |
Produced by | Joel Silver |
Writer(s) | The Wachowskis |
Starring | Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano |
Music | Don Davis |
Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Edited by | Zach Staenberg |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Released | March 31, 1999 (United States) |
Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $63 million |
Box office | $465.3 million |
Netflix ID | 20557937 |
About The Matrix
A computer hacker learns that he is prophesized to be the savior of mankind in its war against intelligent machines. This is the first movie in the series.
Achievement of The Matrix
The film is a four time Academy Award winner. The actors had over six-months of training for the action scenes.
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Latest information about The Matrix updated on July 28 2021.