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Movies like The Matrix (1999) Finished The Matrix and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Matrix, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Matrix? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Illusion vs reality Resistance against oppression Reality perception Cyberpunk Artificial intelligence Free will Human condition Science fiction Your best matches Ranked against what The Matrix is actually about, not its genre labels.
75% Reverina match Top pick 2003 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Built around the same illusion vs reality and human condition Also cyberpunk and action thriller at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Also about artificial intelligence and free will
Watched for the same thing: philosophical debate What's different Not really science fiction Does not promise visually stunning sequences or thought provoking action More violent Commitment 2h 18m
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Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The Matrix.
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2003 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Built around the same resistance against oppression Also cyberpunk and action thriller at heart Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its hopeful register What's different Not about artificial intelligence or free will Not built around human condition or illusion vs reality More violent Where it streams Peacock Premium Peacock Premium Plus Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against The Matrix.
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1984 · Film · Action · Thriller
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Why it matches Also about artificial intelligence and free will Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its hopeful and angry register Builds as slowly What's different Not really cyberpunk or action thriller Not built around human condition or illusion vs reality More violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Matrix.
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Also science fiction at heart Centres on the same rebel figure Inception 2010 · 2h 28m
Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear Centres on the same mentor figure
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