Warner Bros. The Matrix
Directed by Lana Wachowski · 1999
Quick Verdict
The Matrix (1999) has a 83% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
83%
Celluloid Score Recommended Averaged from 5 sources
83% Critic Score
85% Audience
73 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.4
8.7 IMDb /10
Is The Matrix worth watching?
Yes — The Matrix earns a 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Bullet time, philosophy, and leather coats — a generation-defining sci-fi action fusion.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is The Matrix about?
A computer hacker learns reality is a simulation and joins rebels to fight machine overlords who harvest humanity in a war for the future of consciousness.
