The Animatrix
“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.
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Cast
32 people
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Known for
The Matrix
John Wick
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Known for
The Matrix
Memento
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Known for
Fear Below
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Known for
Californication
King of the Hill
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
Known for
The O.C.
Nikita
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Known for
Futurama
Adventure Time
Kevin Michael Richardson
Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Known for
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Tom Kenny
Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
Adventure Time
Rick Gomez
Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Known for
Band of Brothers
Silo
Tara Strong
Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
Known for
Loki
Ben 10
Bette Ford
Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Known for
Marked for Death
Sudden Impact
Julia Fletcher
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Known for
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Koji Morimoto Director · Peter Chung Director Andrew R. Jones Director
Director Writer
Koji Morimoto
Director
Peter Chung
Director
Andrew R. Jones
Director
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Director
Takeshi Koike
Director
Mahiro Maeda
Director
Shinichiro Watanabe
Writer Story
Lilly Wachowski
Writer Story
Lana Wachowski
Composer
Don Davis
Composer
Machine Head
Composer
Photek
Editor
Christopher S. Capp
Worldwide gross $68M · Budget $5M · United States release June 3, 2003
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$68,000,000
Gross vs. budget
13.6×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
Square USA
Production
STUDIO4℃
Production
Madhouse
Production
D N A
Production
Japan · United States · South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · April 17, 2003
Physical
United States · June 3, 2003
Physical · DVD / VHS
United States
May 31, 2003 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
April 17, 2004 · TV · Adult Swim
December 18, 2021 · TV · Adult Swim
Australia
May 9, 2003 · Limited theatrical
June 7, 2003 · Physical
Brazil
June 3, 2003 · Physical
Canada
June 4, 2003 · Physical
France
June 12, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Germany
June 2, 2003 · TV · ProSieben
June 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD
November 21, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
June 2, 2003 · Physical
Japan
May 24, 2003 · Limited theatrical
Mexico
April 17, 2003 · Physical
Netherlands
April 21, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 15, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Slovakia
May 20, 2003 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
June 3, 2003 · Physical
Spain
September 19, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 2, 2003 · Physical
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