The Matrix
1999, 136 minutes
Four people stand in a line, wearing dark clothing and sunglasses with guns in their hands. The background is a moody blue fog, penetrated by downward streaks of computer code which resemble rain. Front and centre in the lineup is Neo, a white man with short black hair in a trenchcoat over a plain black shirt, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Behind Neo on the right is Trinity, a white woman with short black hair in a latex tank top, portrayed by Carrie-Anne Moss. Behind Neo on the left is Morpheus, a bald black man in a trenchcoat over a well-kept suit and tie, portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. Finally, behind Morpheus on the right is Cypher, a bald white man in a trenchcoat over a run-down suit and tie, portrayed by Joe Pantoliano. The names "Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne" appear at the top of the poster in glowing blue text, and the title "The Matrix" appears at the bottom of the poster in jagged glowing blue text. Beneath the title is the tagline "on March 31st the fight for the future begins," also in glowing blue text.
Genre
action   science fiction   drama   thriller   feature (45 min or over)  
Keywords/themes
punk   cyberpunk   dystopia   post-apocalyptic   simulation theory  
Media type
film/video  
Alternate titles

The Matrix 1

Country of origin

United States of America

Australia

Rating

US:R

Canada:14A

Filming locations

Australia

United States of America

New South Wales, Australia

California, United States of America

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Production company

Warner Bros.

Village Roadshow Pictures

Groucho Film Partnership

Silver Pictures

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
violence
Images
Four people stand in a line, wearing dark clothing and sunglasses with guns in their hands. The background is a moody blue fog, penetrated by downward streaks of computer code which resemble rain. Front and centre in the lineup is Neo, a white man with short black hair in a trenchcoat over a plain black shirt, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Behind Neo on the right is Trinity, a white woman with short black hair in a latex tank top, portrayed by Carrie-Anne Moss. Behind Neo on the left is Morpheus, a bald black man in a trenchcoat over a well-kept suit and tie, portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. Finally, behind Morpheus on the right is Cypher, a bald white man in a trenchcoat over a run-down suit and tie, portrayed by Joe Pantoliano. The names "Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne" appear at the top of the poster in glowing blue text, and the title "The Matrix" appears at the bottom of the poster in jagged glowing blue text. Beneath the title is the tagline "on March 31st the fight for the future begins," also in glowing blue text.
Description

Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn't awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality? When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity.

Warner Bros. “The Matrix.” Accessed July 16, 2023. https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/matrix.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Cast
Distribution
Trailer
Watch trailer (external)
Distributors
Copyright
Under Copyright (All Rights Reserved) Warner Bros., 1999
References
IMDb. “The Matrix.” Accessed July 16, 2023. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/.