Neo(Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus(Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question - What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity(Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus.
They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life