The Wachowskis "The Matrix", a science fiction action film, in 1999. The movie stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a hacker recruited by a rebellion to aid them in the fight against machines who have taken over the world and placed humanity inside a simulated reality called "the Matrix". Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano also star. The movie was a critical and commercial hit for Warner Bros. It won four Academy Awards, including for "Best Visual Effects" for popularizing the bullet time visual effect. "The Matrix" came to be a major influence for action movies and has appeared in
The Matrix were involved with the endeavor, although the studio would like to get at minimum the blessing of The Wachowskis. "The Matrix" was released on LaserDisc on September 21st, 1999. VHS releases in both fullscreen and widescreen formats followed in December of that year. The film was released on DVD on May 15, 2007, and a Blu-ray release followed on October 14, 2008. It was also released on 4K HDR Blu-ray on May 22, 2018. The Matrix The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowskis and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo