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The Matrix (1999)
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Ratings: 8.7/10 from 552,884 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 3,362 user | 259 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. |
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Anthony Ray Parker | ... | |
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Paul Goddard | ... | |
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Robert Taylor | ... | |
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David Aston | ... | |
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Storyline
Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus, a legendary computer hacker branded a terrorist by the government. Morpheus awakens Neo to the real world, a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity have been captured by a race of machines that live off of the humans' body heat and electrochemical energy and who imprison their minds within an artificial reality known as the Matrix. As a rebel against the machines, Neo must return to the Matrix and confront the agents: super-powerful computer programs devoted to snuffing out Neo and the entire human rebellion. Written by redcommander27
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Perception: Our day-in, day-out world is real. Reality: That world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us. Whoa. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Budget:
$63,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$27,788,331 (USA) (4 April 1999) (2849 Screens)Gross:
$203,600,000 (Worldwide) (12 September 1999) (except USA)Company Credits
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[phone rings]
Cypher: Yeah.
Trinity: Is everything in place?
Cypher: You weren't supposed to relieve me.
Trinity: I know, but I felt like taking a shift.
Cypher: You like him, don't you? You like watching him.
Trinity: Don't be ridiculous.
Cypher: We're gonna kill him. You understand that?
Trinity: Morpheus believes he is the one.
[...]
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(http://www.whatisthematrix.com/) and a password, 'steak', is supplied.
There's a 'secret' link on the page that requests a password. See more »
Written by Rob Zombie and Scott Humphrey
Performed by Rob Zombie
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under License from Universal Music Special Markets See more »
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Trivia
Trinity's root user password when hacking the electric grid is "Z1ON" (Zion). See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): An error in language really, the Oracle at Delphi (in Greece) prophesied with the words 'Know Thyself' above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo situated there. But these words were in Greek, 'Gnothi se auton', not the Latin appearing on the sign in the movie. It is incongruous to change the language for the film as the classical reference to The Oracle is then obscured for no reason. See more »Quotes
[first lines][phone rings]
Cypher: Yeah.
Trinity: Is everything in place?
Cypher: You weren't supposed to relieve me.
Trinity: I know, but I felt like taking a shift.
Cypher: You like him, don't you? You like watching him.
Trinity: Don't be ridiculous.
Cypher: We're gonna kill him. You understand that?
Trinity: Morpheus believes he is the one.
[...]
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Crazy Credits
At the end of all the credits, the URL for the homepage is provided(http://www.whatisthematrix.com/) and a password, 'steak', is supplied.
There's a 'secret' link on the page that requests a password. See more »
Soundtracks
"Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Mix)"Written by Rob Zombie and Scott Humphrey
Performed by Rob Zombie
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under License from Universal Music Special Markets See more »
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