How to Watch The Matrix Movies in Order

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The Matrix movies have revolutionised modern sci-fi while establishing Keanu Reeves as an action star. Set in a dystopian future where humans battle it out with machines and computer programs, The Matrix movies dabble in multiple realities and often bridges the gap between what is real and what is just an illusion.

To keep a track of the Matrix franchise in order, our guide below helps you explore this innovative sci-fi world. We show you how to find these movies on streaming online along with all the offers to buy and rent them.

How to watch The Matrix movies in chronological order

The Animatrix is a collection of nine animated shorts that dive deeper into the Matrix lore. It explores how the machine war began, various backstories, and the fate of people trapped within the Matrix. Watching it after the original movie provides rich context and world-building.

Start with the original movie that launched the franchise. The Matrix introduces Neo (Keanu Reeves), a hacker who learns the truth about reality and his role in a war against intelligent machines. Known for groundbreaking visual effects, like bullet-dodging and “bullet time,” this film remains a sci-fi classic and sets the groundwork for the whole storyline.

Next, watch The Matrix Reloaded, which builds on Neo’s journey as he faces stronger threats from the machines and uncovers more secrets within the Matrix. This film expands the story with additional characters and intense action sequences.

Conclude the original trilogy with The Matrix Revolutions, which brings Neo’s journey and humanity’s struggle to a dramatic conclusion. It’s essential for wrapping up the storyline and understanding the evolution of Neo’s character and his relationship with the machines.

Set many years after Revolutions, The Matrix Resurrections revisits Neo and Trinity in surprising circumstances. The film introduces a fresh perspective on Neo's story and tackles themes of memory and identity. It’s a nostalgic and meta revisit of the series that both continues and reinterprets the original narrative.

Viewing in this order offers a comprehensive look at the franchise’s story, from Neo’s awakening to the complex, expanded universe of The Matrix.

How to watch The Matrix movies in release order

The release order of watching The Matrix franchise is roughly the same as the chronological order. The only difference is that The Animatrix was released after the first two Keanu Reeves movies (even though it’s canonically set before them both).

The guide below shows you all the streaming platforms where you can watch, buy or rent the The Matrix movies in India.

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV Plus
Apple TV
Crunchyroll
Hotstar
Jio Cinema
Zee5
Google Play Movies
MUBI
Sony Liv
YouTube
GuideDoc
Netflix Kids
Tubi TV
Sun Nxt
Hoichoi
Alt Balaji
Hungama Play
Curiosity Stream
EPIC ON
ShemarooMe
DOCSVILLE
Tata Play
Discovery+
ManoramaMax
MX Player
Spamflix
aha
Plex
WOW Presents Plus
Magellan TV
BroadwayHD
Filmzie
Lionsgate Play
MovieSaints
Dekkoo
True Story
DocAlliance Films
VI movies and tv
Eventive
ShortsTV Amazon Channel
Amazon Video
Cultpix
FilmBox+
Takflix
Amazon miniTV
AD tv
Shahid VIP
Bookmyshow
Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel
Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
MGM Amazon Channel
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Hoichoi Amazon Channel
ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel
Chaupal Amazon Channel
BBC Kids Amazon Channel
Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
Vrott Amazon Channel
Anime Times Amazon Channel
MyZen TV Amazon Channel
Museum Tv Amazon Channel
BBC Player Amazon Channel
MUBI Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
CuriosityStream Amazon Channel
DocuBay Amazon Channel
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  1. The Matrix

    The Matrix

    1999

    #1

    Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

  2. The Matrix Reloaded

    The Matrix Reloaded

    2003

    #2

    Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has discovered his superpowers including super speed, ability to see the codes of the things inside the matrix and a certain degree of pre-cognition. But a nasty piece of news hits the human resistance: 250,000 machine sentinels are digging to Zion and would reach them in 72 hours. As Zion prepares for the ultimate war, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity are advised by the Oracle to find the Keymaker who would help them reach the Source. Meanwhile Neo's recurrent dreams depicting Trinity's death have got him worried and as if it was not enough, Agent Smith has somehow escaped deletion, has become more powerful than before and has fixed Neo as his next target.

  3. The Animatrix

    The Animatrix

    2003

    #3

    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.

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  4. The Matrix Revolutions

    #4

    The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

  5. The Matrix Resurrections

    #5

    Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.