FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
The Matrix
Scores
- IMDb8.7/10as of 2026-02-20
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer83%as of 2026-01-16
- Rotten Tomatoes average7.8/10as of 2021-09-11
- Metacritic73/100as of 2026-01-16
What it is
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction–action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. The first installment in the Matrix film series, it stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. The film follows a disillusioned computer hacker Neo (Reeves) who discovers that the life he knows is an elaborate deception created by intelligent machines.
At a glance
- Genres
- Thriller / Science fiction / Action / Crime
- Original language
- English
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