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Kid's Story

Kid's Story

2003 15mScience FictionAnimation

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

3.5/5

TMDB score· 185 votes

Synopsis

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

The vibe

animemovie

Behind it

Shinichiro WatanabeShinichiro WatanabeDirectorLana WachowskiLana WachowskiStoryLilly WachowskiLilly WachowskiStory

Cast

Clayton WatsonClayton WatsonThe Kid (voice)Keanu ReevesKeanu ReevesNeo (voice)Carrie-Anne MossCarrie-Anne MossTrinity (voice)John DeMitaJohn DeMitaTeacher (voice)Kevin Michael RichardsonKevin Michael RichardsonCop (voice)James Arnold TaylorJames Arnold TaylorMiscellaneous (voice)

Director

Shinichiro Watanabe

Writers

Shinichiro Watanabe, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Release date

3 Jun 2003

Runtime

15m

Studio

STUDIO4℃, Silver Pictures

Language

English

Countries

United States of America,Japan

The Animatrix

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.

The Second Renaissance Part I

Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

3.8

The Second Renaissance Part I

2003

Final Flight of the Osiris

Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?

3.5

Final Flight of the Osiris

2003

A Detective Story

A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

3.6

A Detective Story

2003

The Second Renaissance Part II

The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.

3.7

The Second Renaissance Part II

2003

Beyond

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

3.6

Beyond

2003

Kid's Story

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

3.5

Kid's Story

2003

Matriculated

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

3.3

Matriculated

2003

Program

Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

3.4

Program

2003

World Record

A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

3.4

World Record

2003

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