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The Animatrix

The Animatrix

Free your mind.

20037.21h 42m

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.

Directed by Peter Chung
Written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Koji Morimoto, Shinichiro Watanabe
Produced by Michael Arias, Spencer Lamm, Phil Oosterhouse
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $68.0M

Top Cast

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

Clayton Watson

Clayton Watson

The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)

Pamela Adlon

Pamela Adlon

Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)

Melinda Clarke

Melinda Clarke

Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)

John DiMaggio

John DiMaggio

Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")

Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")

Rick Gomez

Rick Gomez

Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")

Tara Strong

Tara Strong

Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")

Themes & Keywords

martial artsartificial intelligence (a.i.)hackervirtual realitydystopiapost-apocalyptic futureanthologycyberpunkadult animationmultiple storylinesalternative realitymatrixshort compilationanimeaction herosupernatural power

About The Animatrix

The Animatrix is a animation, science fiction film released in 2003 exploring themes of martial arts, artificial intelligence (a.i.), hacker, virtual reality, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future. Directed by Peter Chung, it stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Clayton Watson. 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.

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