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The Matrix

2 films on Fi1m · 1999–2003 · average 74 · best The Matrix 88

One film that changed action cinema and three that argued with it.

Which order? Release order.

The films, in release order

  1. 1The Matrix 1999The Wachowskis turn familiar questions about reality into thrilling physical action, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss giving the spectacle a human centre. The explanations can be heavy-handed; the fights make us eager to listen.Fi1m 88
  2. 2The Matrix Reloaded 2003The Wachowskis’ sequel contains two action sequences that were worth the four-year wait and a script that stops every twenty minutes for a speech about choice. The fights are better than the speeches, and there are more speeches.Fi1m 60

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