The Matrix: Quick Facts

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Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity and Keanu Reeves as Neo, both in black leather outfits and sunglasses, stand together in a scene from the film The Matrix.

Keanu Reeves as Neo and Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith, both suspended in midair aiming guns at each other in a dramatic action scene from The Matrix.

Scene from The Matrix showing three silhouetted figures standing at the end of a corridor filled with glowing green digital rain code.

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