The Matrix Revolutions
Neo crosses the boundary between simulated reality and the physical world as humanity makes its last stand against the machines.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- urgent
- operatic
- dystopian
- science fiction marathon
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the conclusion disappointing, arguing that spectacle overwhelms characterization and that major philosophical and narrative questions receive unsatisfying closure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Neo moves between the Matrix and the physical world while the conflict between humans and machines determines both realms.
The human resistance, the Matrix, and a third threat converge as Neo seeks an end to the war.
Zion prepares for and endures a massive machine assault built around large-scale combat imagery and digital effects.
Neo is believed to be the One who can end the human-machine war, making his rescue and mission central to the story.
Films like The Matrix Revolutions, and why
The Matrix Reloaded
shares cyberpunk world-building, machine-versus-human conflict, reality manipulation, and large-scale science fiction action
The Terminator
shares dystopian machine warfare, messianic protagonists, underground human resistance, and philosophical science fiction themes
The Animatrix
shares cyberpunk aesthetics, artificial intelligence, simulated reality, and heightened action spectacle
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
shares post-apocalyptic resistance, cybernetic antagonists, and militarized science fiction set pieces
Movie Details
- Directors
- Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
- Release Date
- 2003-11-05
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (11170)
Cast
- Keanu Reeves
- Laurence Fishburne
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Hugo Weaving
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Mary Alice
- Harold Perrineau
- Collin Chou
- Harry Lennix
- Ian Bliss
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, YouTube TV, VIX , ViX Premium Amazon Channel
- 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 Revolutions about?
- Neo crosses the boundary between simulated reality and the physical world as humanity makes its last stand against the machines.
- What is The Matrix Revolutions like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Matrix Revolutions as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Matrix Revolutions violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Matrix Revolutions as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Matrix Revolutions?
- Critics broadly found the conclusion disappointing, arguing that spectacle overwhelms characterization and that major philosophical and narrative questions receive unsatisfying closure.
- Which films are like The Matrix Revolutions?
- Films with a similar feel include The Matrix Reloaded, The Terminator, The Animatrix, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
- How long is The Matrix Revolutions?
- The Matrix Revolutions runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Matrix Revolutions?
- In United States, The Matrix Revolutions streams on fuboTV, YouTube TV, VIX , ViX Premium Amazon Channel.
