The Matrix

Name: The Matrix
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1999-03-31
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 8.2

1999 · Movie · R · 136 min · ★ 8.2 · 78% critics

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In a bleak future, a computer hacker begins to suspect reality is controlled by powerful machines. He links up with underground rebels to uncover the truth and fight back against a system that has ruled the world.

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Years: 1999
Release date: 1999-03-31
Language: English
Rated: R
Runtime: 136 min
Critic score: 78/100
TMDB rating: 8.2/10 (28,008 votes)
Box office: $467,222,728
Budget: $63,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy The Matrix if you want stylish sci-fi thrills with big ideas about reality and choice, and nonstop underground resistance energy; Not for you if you dislike chosen-one stories or don’t want philosophy mixed with action like Inception or Blade Runner.

Pros: groundbreaking sci-fi concept; stylish action spectacle; memorable themes | Cons: dated feel at times; stiff dialogue; uneven fight believability