Keanu Reevesscreen performanceKeanu Reeves is linked to 3 movie guides in this sequence. Entries without a guide remain listed in the watch order above.
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FILM POSTER · The MatrixThe Matrix film series
Neo
Film watch order, starting point, and performer.
Neo begins as a restless hacker looking for an answer and becomes the Matrix series’ central test of identity, belief and choice.
Release-order sequence · 4 films · 1999–2021 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Neo movies in release order
Follow the 4 main films in release order. 3 movie guides are available.
Release-order sequence · 4 films · 1999–20213 movie guides availableKnown runtime: 6h 43m across 3 of 4 sequence films
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- 01Start hereThe Matrix
1999 · 2h 16m
Portrayed by Keanu Reeves · screen performanceThe essential starting point, built around Neo's uncertainty, awakening and first major choices inside the Matrix.
Movie guideMoviHero score93/100MUST WATCH - 02
The Matrix Reloaded2003 · 2h 18m
Portrayed by Keanu Reeves · screen performanceA denser continuation that challenges Neo's growing certainty and expands the philosophical questions around his role.
Movie guideMoviHero score84/100WORTH IT - 03
The Matrix Revolutions2003 · 2h 9m
Portrayed by Keanu Reeves · screen performanceThe payoff to the original trilogy's central conflict, with Neo's choices carrying their largest consequences.
Movie guideMoviHero score82/100WORTH IT - 04Poster unavailableThe Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Verified sequence appearance
Keanu Reeves returns as Neo in The Matrix Resurrections (2021), the fourth Matrix film and a later chapter after the original trilogy.
Movie guide not available
THE PERFORMANCE
Who plays Neo?
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Keanu Reevesscreen performanceWHY THE CHARACTER WORKS
What defines Neo
Neo is compelling because the Matrix films build his journey around doubt, identity, belief and choice. The later films work best after seeing how his understanding of himself and the world is challenged in The Matrix; the character is more interesting as an evolving question than as a simple action hero.
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Characters connected on screen
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Agent Smith
Neo and Agent Smith share 3 films, including The Matrix.
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Neo and Morpheus share 3 films, including The Matrix.
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Neo and Trinity share 3 films, including The Matrix.
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