
Movies that feel likeThe Matrix Resurrections (2021)
If you loved The Matrix Resurrections, the closest films we have are Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and TRON: Legacy (2010). All three share The Matrix Resurrections' cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).
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If The Matrix Resurrections hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Matrix (1999) · The Matrix Reloaded (2003) · The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

A saga resurrected generations later, wrestling with its own legacy
The difference: Sincere jungle epic — no irony, no code, no self-reference

A legacy sequel dragging weary icons back into the machine war
The difference: Straight-ahead chase film with zero interest in meta games

Re-entering a digital world that moved on without its maker
The difference: Gorgeous but hollow — the ideas are set dressing for the visuals

An awakened warrior piecing identity together mid-fight
The difference: Earnest YA cyberpunk that never questions its own reality

A chosen figure who'd rather not be anyone's savior
The difference: Grim YA war finale — no digital wonder, just grinding siege

Both land ideas and momentum at once
The difference: Reviewed even better

A consciousness copied and exploited inside simulated combat
The difference: Somber Korean sci-fi — its heart is a mother's grief, not romance

A hero whose inner world leaks into the one around him
The difference: YA frontier adventure — far simpler ideas, far less style

An enemy hiding inside familiar faces and ordinary life
The difference: Teen-dystopia boilerplate without a single new idea

Big-canvas machine spectacle built for pure kinetic rush
The difference: All surface — a toy-box sequel with nothing on its mind

The same two preoccupations: the future, and dystopia
The difference: Easier on the dream logic than The Matrix Resurrections

Common ground: cyberpunk
The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than The Matrix Resurrections does
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