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Overview

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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Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Joe Pantoliano

Hugo Weaving

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Director:

Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Release Date:

1999-03-31

Run Time:

136m

Tagline:

Believe the unbelievable.

Genres:

Action Science Fiction

Keywords:

action hero allegory of the cave artificial intelligence (a.i.) baffled chosen one cyberpunk distressing disturbed dream world dreams dystopia dystopian sci-fi fight fortune teller gnosticism hacker insurgence joyous kung fu man vs machine martial arts messiah oracle philosophy pill prophecy saving the world self sacrifice simulated reality soothsayer truth virtual reality

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 63,000,000.00 $

Revenue: 463,517,383.00 $

Vote Average: 8.2/10

Vote Count: 27696 Votes

Movie Popularity: 27.461

Spoken Languages: English

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Why The Wachowskis Invented "Bullet Time” for 'The Matrix'

Cast

Keanu Reeves

Laurence Fishburne

Joe Pantoliano

Hugo Weaving

Carrie-Anne Moss

Gloria Foster

Marcus Chong

Julian Arahanga

Matt Doran

Belinda McClory

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