5 titles · 4 films · 1 series & specials

The Matrix Watch Order

Four films, one anthology, and a trilogy that ends twice.

The complete Matrix watch order — all four films plus The Animatrix, in release order or chronological order, and where the animated shorts actually belong.

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5 titles across 3 seriess10h 53m

The Original Trilogy

1999 – 2003 · The Matrix · Three films, released within four years.

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The Matrix

31 Mar 1999

A hacker learns the world is a simulation. One of the most influential films ever made.

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The Matrix Reloaded

15 May 2003

Zion under siege, the freeway chase, and the Architect explaining rather a lot.

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The Matrix Revolutions

5 Nov 2003

The siege of Zion and the truce that ends the war.

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The Animatrix

2003 · Expanded · Nine animated shorts, various hands.

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The Animatrix

3 Jun 2003

Nine animated shorts. "The Second Renaissance" is the origin of the entire war.

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The Return

2021 · The Matrix · Eighteen years later.

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The Matrix Resurrections

22 Dec 2021

Sixty years on, a legacy sequel openly about being made against its director's wishes.

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