The Matrix

Name: The Matrix
Director: Lana Wachowski
Released: 1999-03-31T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 8.3

1999 · TMDB 8.3

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

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.

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A hacker discovers that reality is a simulation and joins a rebellion against the machines that control humanity.

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Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving Gloria Foster Joe Pantoliano Marcus Chong Julian Arahanga Matt Doran Belinda McClory Anthony Ray Parker Paul Goddard

Director · Lana Wachowski Director · Lilly Wachowski Producer · Joel Silver Writer · Lana Wachowski Writer · Lilly Wachowski Cinematography · Bill Pope Composer · Don Davis Editor · Zach Staenberg

Runtime: 136 min
Released: 1999-03-31
Studio: Village Roadshow Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 8.3

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