The Matrix
1999 · 136 MIN · IMDB 8.7 · 2,137,576 VOTES · DIR. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Overview
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,304 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:49 - Is everything in place? - You weren't supposed to relieve me
00:08:45 I know. This never happened. You don't exist.
00:12:25 This is one of the top software companies in the world...
00:17:57 ...two lives.
00:23:07 Take off your shirt.
00:27:32 Do you know what I'm talking about?
00:32:08 - I got a fibrillation. - Apoc, location.
00:40:20 If you're talking about what you can feel...
00:44:12 I don't believe it.
00:47:57 We're supposed to start with these programs first.
00:54:26 Come on.
00:58:44 That I can dodge bullets?
01:03:38 Sweet dreams.
01:06:52 Dozer, when you're done...
01:12:37 I know you're Neo.
01:16:13 He believes it so blindly...
01:22:50 It's an agent!
01:28:17 ...so right then...
01:31:41 Marveled at its beauty...
01:34:58 We'll miss you always.
01:38:31 Human beings are a disease.
01:46:27 Help!
01:58:50 - What happened? - I don't know. I lost him.
02:08:40 ,,, is a choice I leave to you
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line02:08:40
Production Record
DirectorLana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
LanguageEnglish
Budget$63,000,000
Revenue$463,517,383
IMDb votes2,137,576
Factoids
Production
The film's bullet-time look became one of the defining visual effects styles of the late 1990s.
production notes
Theme
The story blends cyberpunk action with questions about identity, control, and perceived reality.
editorial