Where to watch The Animatrix(2003)

Where to stream The Animatrix

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The Animatrix plot summary

Free your mind.

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.

Details

Release date

May 9, 2003

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Animation, Science Fiction

Directed by

Kōji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, and Andrew R. Jones

Country

Japan, United States, South Korea

TMDB rating

7.2 / 10 · 1,863 votes

The Animatrix trailer

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Cast

• Keanu ReevesNeo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
• Carrie-Anne MossTrinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
• Clayton WatsonThe Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
• Pamela AdlonJue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
• Melinda ClarkeAlexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
• John DiMaggioCrew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
• Kevin Michael RichardsonThadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
• Tom KennyOperator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
• Rick GomezPilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
• Tara StrongCrew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")

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