1999 · 136 min · R

The Matrix

Name: The Matrix
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1999
Duration: 136 min
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski · Action, Science Fiction

The Matrix (1999) is a Action film, directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski set during the far future. It runs 136 minutes and is rated R.

A dystopian and post apocalyptic, with a tense tone. Themes of technology/ai anxiety, freedom & oppression, and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer

Don Davis

Cinematography

Bill Pope

Cast

Keanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossHugo WeavingGloria FosterJoe PantolianoMarcus ChongJulian Arahanga

The world of this film

Setting

Urban Off World

When

Far Future

Premise & themes

Premise

Dystopian Post Apocalyptic

Themes

technology/AI anxietyFreedom & Oppression Fate & Destiny

Tone

Tense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
2001
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Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg
1988
Akira
Near Future
Urbandir. Katsuhiro Otomo
2000
Battle Royale
Japan — Near Future
Island · Wildernessdir. Kinji Fukasaku
1982
Blade Runner
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Urbandir. Ridley Scott
2012
Cloud Atlas
San Francisco · London · Hawaii · Chatham Islands — 1800s · 1930s · 1970s · 2010s · Far Future
Urban · Island · Coastal Sea · Off Worlddir. Lilly Wachowski

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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