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1999 · 2h 16m · Action, Sci-Fi

The Matrix

IMDb
8.7
2.28M votes
Metacritic
73
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
critics
Box office
$467M
7.4x its $63M budget
Released Mar 31, 1999 by Silver Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures
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Critics vs the crowd

Critics (Metacritic)73
Audience (IMDb x 10)87

Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 14 points.

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Cast

Crew

Cinematography
Bill Pope
Producers
Joel Silver
4 nominations, 4 wins

Awards record

  • Best Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2000
    John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
    Won
  • Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2000
    Zach Staenberg
    Won
  • Best Sound · Academy Awards 2000
    John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
    Won
  • Best Sound Editing · Academy Awards 2000
    Dane A. Davis
    Won
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