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The Matrix

Name: The Matrix
Director: Lana Wachowski
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1999
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 83

Lana Wachowski · 1999 · 136m · Action, Science Fiction

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.

83%

Critics

95%

Audience

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you want the film that invented modern action cinema and the most influential sci-fi film since Star Wars

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you need your sci-fi to be scientifically accurate

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ScorecardThe Multi-Axis Verdict

Worth Your Time

10/10

Fun Factor

9/10

Originality

10/10

Visual Craft

10/10

Pretension Index

4/10

Rewatchability

9/10

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CastThe Players

as Neo

Keanu Reeves

"I know kung fu."

in character

as Morpheus

Laurence Fishburne

as Trinity

Carrie-Anne Moss

as Agent Smith

Hugo Weaving

as Oracle

Gloria Foster

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