# The Animatrix

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Animatrix and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Animated shorts that expand the Matrix world, recommended for showing a civilization where machines replace human labor and for being worth watching even if you have never seen them. No recurring caveats.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly recommended viewing (3 comments): "if you haven't seen the Animatrix check it out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362454)) "a must watch if you've never seen them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50308686)) "one of my all-time favorites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952357))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Animatrix", https://hackerapproved.com/p/animatrix/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).