The Matrix (series)
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| Directed by | The Wachowski Brothers |
| Produced by | Joel Silver |
| Written by | The Wachowski Brothers |
| Starring |
Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving |
| Music by | Don Davis |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Zach Staenberg |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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1999–2003 |
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Running time
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393 minutes |
| Country | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $363 million |
| Box office | $1,632,989,142 |
The Matrix is an American science fiction action media franchise created by The Wachowskis, about heroes who fight a desperate war against machine overlords that have enslaved humanity in an extremely sophisticated virtual reality gestalt.
The series began with the feature film The Matrix (1999), and continued with two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), all written and directed by the Wachowskis and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Matrix was an important critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards, introducing popular culture symbols such as the red pill and blue pill, and influencing action filmmaking. For those reasons it has been added to the National Film Registry for preservation. The Matrix Reloaded held the record for the highest-grossing R-rated film in history, for 13 years since its release.
The series features a cyberpunk story incorporating references to numerous philosophical and religious ideas. Influences include the principles of mythology, anime, and Hong Kong action films (particularly "heroic bloodshed" and martial arts movies).
The characters and settings of the films are further explored in other media set in the same fictional universe, including animation, comics, and video games. The comic "Bits and Pieces of Information" and The Animatrix short film "The Second Renaissance" act as prequels to the films, explaining how the franchise's setting came to be. The video game Enter the Matrix connects the story of the short animated film "Final Flight of the Osiris" with the events of Reloaded, while the video game The Matrix Online is a direct sequel to Revolutions.
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