The Animatrix (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.

Director:

Peter Chung, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike

Stars:

Keanu Reeves (Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)), Clayton Watson (The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)), Pamela Adlon (Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)), Melinda Clarke (Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)), John DiMaggio (Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice))