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MOVIE · 1999

The Matrix

ActionAdventureSci-Fi136 min

Computer hacker Neo begins to suspect that the world around him is a fabrication, then gets pulled into an underground war against the machines that rule the Earth. Keanu Reeves is Neo, a restless coder drawn toward the enigmatic Morpheus; Laurence Fishburne’s rebel leader offers him a way to see the truth behind everyday reality. In the 22nd century, humanity is trapped inside a simulated world built by artificial intelligence, and Neo’s awakening places him inside a larger prophecy involving Trinity, the Oracle, and the agents policing the illusion. The Wachowskis frame it all in cyberpunk cityscapes, martial-arts showdowns, and a reality that keeps shifting underfoot.

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