# The Matrix (1999)

> A disaffected hacker awakens inside a machine-built reality and joins a rebel struggle to free humanity from artificial intelligence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/483

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Julian Arahanga
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: paranoid, propulsive, philosophical, action movie night, science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

A hacker discovers the shocking truth about his reality and must fight for humanity's survival.

## Movies like The Matrix

- [Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/8284)
- [Hackers (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/5515)
- [The Matrix Reloaded (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/484)
- [V for Vendetta (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/597)
- [The Thirteenth Floor (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/843)
- [Strange Days (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/239)
- [The Matrix Revolutions (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/485)
- [Ghost in the Shell (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/4523)
- [Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/137420)
- [Tron (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/68)

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