The Matrix 25th Anniversary

30 November 2024

In the Playhouse

Cinema

USA, Australia | 1999 | English | Science Fiction | M

Keanu Reeves is Neo in The Matrix, the 1999 worldwide science fiction sensation from visionary directing duo The Wachowskis.

No film has had quite the same impact on pop culture since.

The Independent

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this cultural phenomenon

When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth: the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity.

Shot entirely in Sydney and featuring a memorable performance by Australia’s own Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith, we invite you to tumble back down the rabbit hole of this mind-bending masterpiece in honour of its 25th anniversary.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Credits

Lana Wachowski
Lilly Wachowski
Director and Writer

Joel Silver
Producer

Cast

Keanu Reeves 
as Neo

Carrie-Anne Moss
as Trinity

Laurence Fishburne
as Morpheus

Hugo Weaving
as Agent Smith

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