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The Animatrix (2003)
May 9, 20031h 42mEN
7.2
1.8K votes
Overview
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Director
Peter ChungWhere to Watch in the United States
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$68.0M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesSilver PicturesSquare USASTUDIO4℃Madhouse
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User Reviews
NeoBrowser
Featuring nine animated shorts set in and around The Matrix, written and directed by the cream of Japanese anime creators, with the Wachowski brothers' blessing, The Animatrix arrives with a weight of expectation similar to Reloaded. However, while it's visually sublime - a magical mystery tour of animation styles- it doesn't fully deliver. Overall, the disc is debilitated by story issues and an overwhelming number of downbeat endings, which place it far from the cathartic exhilaration of the original movie. The Wachowskis themselves penned The Second Renaissance Part 1, a beautifully de…
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GenerationofSwine
10.0Ooooh, yeah, I just ripped into Revolutions for breaking from the way The Matrix and Reloaded looked and now... the Animatrix. And I'm not going to do the same thing. All the segments looked a little different, which I liked. But this comes along and it sort of fills in the backstory of the Matrix world. Almost like the, brothers at the time, sisters now looked at the Matrix and realized that Sci-Fi geekdom was loving it and they had to really explain a history so that the geeks like me had something to sink our teeth into and argue about at the comic book store on Wednesday nights. A…
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- When was The Animatrix released?
- The Animatrix was released on May 9, 2003, in 2003.
- Who directed The Animatrix?
- The Animatrix was directed by Peter Chung.
- Who stars in The Animatrix?
- The Animatrix stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Clayton Watson and Pamela Adlon, alongside the rest of the ensemble cast. The full cast list is shown above.
- How long is The Animatrix?
- The Animatrix has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- Is The Animatrix on Netflix or Prime Video in India?
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- What is the rating of The Animatrix?
- The Animatrix has an average user rating of 7.2 out of 10, based on 1,759 votes on The Movie Database. Audience reviews are shown further down this page.