

The Animatrix
2003-05-09 · 102 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Kōji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Andrew R. Jones
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Square USA, STUDIO4℃, Madhouse, D N A
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America, South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 68,000,000
Top 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")
Bette FordOld Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Julia FletcherThe Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Debi DerryberryKid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Jill TalleyMother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")
Dwight SchultzAdditional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")
James Arnold TaylorAdditional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")
John DeMitaTeacher ("Kid's Story")
Hedy BurressCis ("Program") / Yoko ("Beyond")
Phil LaMarrDuo ("Program")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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