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10 Best Movies Like Making 'The Matrix'

If you loved Making 'The Matrix', we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Miser

The Miser

1980★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven’t spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man an...

#2
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent...

#3
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

1987★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls....

#4
The Matrix Revolutions: Neo Realism - Evolution of Bullet Time

The Matrix Revolutions: Neo Realism - Evolution of Bullet Time

2004★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A featurette about the special effects of The Matrix Trilogy...

#5
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and...

#6
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

2015★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Making 'The Matrix' for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall i...