The Matrix

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action film cyberpunk film film science fiction film

The Matrix is a groundbreaking 1999 science fiction film that blends cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about reality, featuring innovative visual effects like "bullet time" and a dystopian story of humans trapped in a simulated world.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	action film → cyberpunk film → film → science fiction film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Film Editing → Academy Award for Best Sound → Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing → Academy Award for Best Visual Effects →
castMember	Carrie-Anne Moss → Hugo Weaving → Joe Pantoliano → Keanu Reeves → Laurence Fishburne →
cinematographer	Bill Pope →
composer	Don Davis →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
countryOfRelease	United States →
director	Lana Wachowski → Lilly Wachowski →
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editor	Zach Staenberg →
filmingLocation	Sydney →
followedBy	The Matrix Reloaded → The Matrix Resurrections → The Matrix Revolutions →
genre	action → cyberpunk → dystopian → science fiction →
hasTagline	What is the Matrix? →
mainCharacter	Agent Smith → Morpheus → Neo → Trinity →
mpaaRating	R →
notableFeature	bullet time visual effect → philosophical themes about reality and perception → wire-fu martial arts choreography →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	The Matrix franchise →
producer	Joel Silver →
productionCompany	Silver Pictures → Village Roadshow Pictures → Warner Bros. Pictures →
ratingSystem	MPAA →
releaseDate	1999-03-31 →
releaseYear	1999 →
runtimeMinutes	136 →
setIn	dystopian future → simulated reality →
writer	Lana Wachowski → Lilly Wachowski →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Animal Logic → Hugo Weaving → Keanu Reeves → Laurence Fishburne → Village Roadshow Pictures → Warner Bros. Pictures → Zach Staenberg →	notableWork
The Matrix Reloaded ("The Matrix (characters and universe)") → The Matrix Resurrections → The Matrix Revolutions ("The Matrix (characters and universe)") →	basedOn
The Matrix ("The Matrix franchise") → The Matrix Reloaded ("The Matrix film series") → The Matrix Resurrections ("The Matrix franchise") →	partOf
The Matrix Reloaded →	follows
Village Roadshow Pictures ("The Matrix film series") →	notableFranchise
Hugo Weaving →	portrayedIn
The Matrix Resurrections ("The Matrix (simulated reality)") →	setting
Chad Stahelski →	stuntDoubleIn
Red Pill communities ("The Matrix film") →	usesMetaphorFrom