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Release Date:
31 March 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
In a world of 1s and 0s...are you a zero, or The One? morePlot:
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 36 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Matrix has Buddhist themes moreUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keanu Reeves | ... | Neo |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Morpheus |
 | Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Trinity |
 | Hugo Weaving | ... | Agent Smith |
 | Gloria Foster | ... | Oracle |
 | Joe Pantoliano | ... | Cypher |
| Marcus Chong | ... | Tank |
| Julian Arahanga | ... | Apoc |
 | Matt Doran | ... | Mouse |
 | Belinda McClory | ... | Switch |
 | Anthony Ray Parker | ... | Dozer |
| Paul Goddard | ... | Agent Brown |
| Robert Taylor | ... | Agent Jones |
| David Aston | ... | Rhineheart |
 | Marc Aden | ... | Choi (as Marc Gray) |
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Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language.Parents Guide:
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136 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #36569) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Malaysia:18SG | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Philippines:PG-13 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:12 | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 (cut) | Israel:PG | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)MOVIEmeter: 
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The opening action scene took six months of training and four days to shoot. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Neo passes through the metal detector before the lobby shootout, the side profile shot as he is stopped by the guard has him with his jacket halfway open. He is clearly unarmed as he is wearing a normal belt and there are no guns under his jacket. However, he then opens his jacket from a completely closed state to reveal that he is wearing a fully loaded gun belt with both weapons and ammo. moreQuotes:
[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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Wake Up moreFAQ
Why did the Oracle tell Neo that he wasn't the One?What is that road that Neo has been down before?
Why don't the machines use animals instead of humans for energy?
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A large part of the appeal of 'The Matrix' for me was the special effects and action-packed scenes. But, on reflection, part of the appeal is also its philosophical and religious underpinnings...
When asked whether Buddhist ideas influenced them, the Wachowski brothers offered an unqualified "Yes!" and at a very basic level, the movie portrays two levels of reality: our everyday existence and a deeper, more significant, underlying reality (the matrix). This is very much like the Two Truths in Buddhism: relative truth, in which everything is perception, and ultimate truth which is the way things really are (objective reality).
Because of our ignorance, we mistake the everyday world for something real and objective, and this is the cause of our suffering. As in 'The Matrix', breaking through relative truth to direct contact with ultimate truth represents a high spiritual attainment, some would say enlightenment, an awakening. (Remember the message on Neo's computer screen: "Wake up, Neo!")
Mahayana Buddhism suggests that there are great spiritual warriors (like Neo?) who are walking the path from ignorance to enlightenment, and who can in turn guide us on the path.