

The Matrix was released 31st of March, 1999. The movie starred Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer/hacker who allies with Morpheus, played by Lawrence Fishburne, and his group. Their mission is to convince Neo that he is the chosen one. This movie won 32 awards mainly Best Science Fiction Film in the 2000 US Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films and gained 36 more nominations including Best Foreign Film in the 2000 Norway Amanda Awards.


Need I say more? This was the first Sci-Fi film I remember that did not force me under my bed covers and instead sent me exploring my garage as a child. The warm hearted alien encounter directed by Steven Spielberg explores the possibilities that the Extra Terrestrial could actually be welcoming and friendly creatures rather than a danger to us Earthlings. E.T was the best film of the 80s and arguably the best Sci-Fi film of all time.