The Animatrix

The Animatrix

102 mins | Science Fiction, Animation | May 9, 2003

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.

The Animatrix

102 mins | Science Fiction, Animation | May 9, 2003

The Animatrix
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Silver Pictures, Madhouse, STUDIO4℃, Digital Network Animation
Original title The Animatrix
Directors Shinichiro Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Takeshi Koike, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Andrew R. Jones, Peter Chung, Koji Morimoto
Writers Shinichiro Watanabe, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Peter Chung, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Koji Morimoto

Cast

Keanu Reeves

as Thomas "Neo" Anderson (voice)

Carrie-Anne Moss

as Trinity (voice)

Clayton Watson

as The Kid (voice)

Pamela Adlon

as Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)

Melinda Clarke

as Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)

John DiMaggio

as Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

as Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")

Tom Kenny

as Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")

Rick Gomez

as Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")

Tara Strong

as Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")

Bette Ford

as Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")

Julia Fletcher

as The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")

Dane A. Davis

as 01 Versatran Spokesman ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Debi Derryberry

as Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Jill Talley

as Mother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Dwight Schultz

as Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")

James Arnold Taylor

as Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")

John DeMita

as Teacher ("Kid's Story")

Hedy Burress

as Cis ("Program") / Yoko ("Beyond")

Phil LaMarr

as Duo ("Program")

Victor Williams

as Dan ("World Record")

John Wesley

as Dan's Dad ("World Record")

Alex Fernandez

as Tom ("World Record")

Allison Smith

as Reporter ("World Record")

Matt McKenzie

as Agent #1 ("World Record") / Agent ("Beyond") / Agent ("A Detective Story")

Tress MacNeille

as Housewife ("Beyond") / Kenny ("Beyond")

Kath Soucie

as Pudgy ("Beyond") / Masa ("Beyond") / Sara ("Beyond")

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

as Clarence ("A Detective Story")

Rodney Saulsberry

as Chyron ("Matriculated")

Olivia d'Abo

as Rox ("Matriculated")

Jack Fletcher

as Sandro ("Matriculated")

Akio Otsuka

as Thadeus (voice)