The Matrix
It's from 1999, before you were born.
- Directors
- The Wachowskis
- Genre
- Sci-fi action
- Star
- Keanu Reeves
- Released
- 1999
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About
As of 2026, it's 27 years old.
The Matrix dropped in 1999 and rewired action filmmaking overnight, introducing 'bullet time' — that frozen, camera-swooping slow-mo — and a story so heady (we're all living in a simulation, here's a red pill) that 'red-pilled' is now unfortunate internet vocabulary. A hacker discovers reality is fake and learns kung fu by download, which is everyone's dream.
Its leather trench coats, green code, and gravity-defying fights launched a thousand imitators and a genuine philosophical rabbit hole.
Mind-bending, stylish, and hugely influential, The Matrix is the film that asked 'what is real?' while doing a backflip in slow motion.
