The Matrix (1999)

Slam-bang cyber-actioner stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer hacker told by rebels (Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss) that the world, as he knows it, is actually a form of virtual reality. Neo is enlisted to use his intelligence and strength to topple the oppressive computer-run powers that control the world. Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving co-star in this smash sci-fi hit co-written and co-directed by the Wachowski Brothers. 136 min. C/Rtg: R

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

In the second entry in the sci-fi trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) fight to save the underground human outpost of Zion, threatened by an army of robot sentinels. At the same time, Neo searches for a mysterious "Keymaker" who can help him unlock the way to destroying the Matrix, while he battles upgraded cyberfoe Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). Harold Perrineau, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Monica Bellucci, Lambert Wilson also star. 138 min. C/Rtg: R

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

With human savior Neo (Keanu Reeves) being held in limbo between the real world and the Matrix, only Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) can free him in time to stop self-replicating nemesis Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) before the monstrous sentinels descend on Zion and wipe out all that’s left of mankind. The action-packed conclusion to the thrilling sci-fi trilogy also stars Jada Pinkett-Smith, Monica Bellucci, Harold Perrineau. 129 min. C/Rtg: R

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

For 20 years, coder Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) had been living an ordinary life in San Francisco, save for haunting dreams of surreal conflict. It took an encounter with Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) for him to realize that his consciousness had again been imprisoned by the Matrix--and that Neo must reunite with Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) to aid humanity's new rebellion against its cybernetic captors. Lana Wachowski directs this anticipated series revival; Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff co-star. 148 min. C/Rtg: R