Library Outdoor Movie Night: The Matrix

Thursday, August 14, 2025

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Sherman Fairchild Library, Amphitheatre

Public Event

The Caltech Library wraps up their summer Outdoor Movie Night series, featuring an unintentional imagined futures theme, with the Y2K breakthrough film The Matrix.

What is the Matrix? Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn't awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality? When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity. Now, every move, every second, every thought becomes a fight to stay alive--to escape The Matrix.

Bring your own blankets, pillows, or outdoor chair, grab some free popcorn, and enjoy a movie night at the Sherman Fairchild Library Amphitheater.

The Matrix is rated R by the Motion Picture Association intended for audiences over 17 and contains adult themes, violence, and strong language.