The Matrix Resurrections
A self-aware cyberpunk resurrection in which Neo must challenge a renewed simulation and reclaim the freedom, identity, and love that define him.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- self aware
- witty
- romantic
- franchise marathon
- science fiction night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film witty, timely, self-aware, and emotionally invested, while agreeing that its execution and action craft fell short of the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thomas Anderson participates in brainstorming about the earlier Matrix games while the film revisits familiar franchise imagery and concepts.
The plot centers on computer simulation, artificial intelligence, underground resistance, and a dystopian future shaped by human-machine relations.
Neo and Trinity's relationship is directly tied to autonomy, identity, and resistance against the constructed reality.
Mr. Anderson must question his constructed everyday life and reconnect with his identity as Neo.
Films like The Matrix Resurrections, and why
The Matrix
shares cyberpunk world-building, simulated reality, philosophical questions about free will, and kinetic action
Inception
shares reality manipulation, dystopian science fiction, identity questions, and large-scale action spectacle
Blade Runner 2049
shares cyberpunk aesthetics, human-machine conflict, artificial intelligence, and noir-inflected futurism
Everything Everywhere All at Once
shares self-aware franchise storytelling, superhero-scale action, and themes of identity and autonomy
Movie Details
- Director
- Lana Wachowski
- Release Date
- 2021-12-16
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (6749)
Cast
- Keanu Reeves
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Jonathan Groff
- Jessica Henwick
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Christina Ricci
- Lambert Wilson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- TNT, TBS, tru TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Matrix Resurrections about?
- A self-aware cyberpunk resurrection in which Neo must challenge a renewed simulation and reclaim the freedom, identity, and love that define him.
- What is The Matrix Resurrections like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Matrix Resurrections as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Matrix Resurrections violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Matrix Resurrections as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Matrix Resurrections?
- Critics broadly found the film witty, timely, self-aware, and emotionally invested, while agreeing that its execution and action craft fell short of the original.
- Which films are like The Matrix Resurrections?
- Films with a similar feel include The Matrix, Inception, Blade Runner 2049, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.
- How long is The Matrix Resurrections?
- The Matrix Resurrections runs 148 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Matrix Resurrections?
- In United States, The Matrix Resurrections streams on TNT, TBS, tru TV.
