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Follows 

The Matrix (1999)

Followed by 

The Matrix Online (2005) (Video Game)

Edited into 

MTV: Reloaded (2003) (TV Short)

Spin-off 

Enter the Matrix (2003) (Video Game)
The Matrix Online (2005) (Video Game)
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) (Video Game)

References 

Metropolis (1927)
Alphaville (1965)
The corridors full of doors in the Matrix (backdoor corrdiors) are identical to the ones in Alphaville.
The Prisoner (1967) (TV Series)
Adam-12 (1968) (TV Series)
Superman (1978)
The Warriors (1979)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
TRON (1982)
Videodrome (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
The scene in which Professor Hikita flees the Lectroids, unlocking and locking doors, is paralleled in the Matrix Reloaded by The Keymaker fleeing Merovingian's men.
Legend (1985)
Aliens (1986)
Akira (1988)
Baraka (1992)
"Tribal dance" with jumping people in both films
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) (TV Series)
The Rock (1996)
Black Mask (1996)
Face/Off (1997)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) (TV Series)
eXistenZ (1999)
Amélie (2001)
Armitage: Dual Matrix (2002) (Video)
No Manners (2002)
Final Flight of the Osiris (2003) (Short)
Final Flight of the Osiris referenced in the beginning of the movie (in dialogue)
Kid's Story (2003) (Short)

Referenced in 

The Matrix Revisited (2001) (Video)
Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (Video)
In RAB5 there is a fight scene where Hamster fights off dozens of rats and that fight resembles the same fight scene in the Matrix Reloaded where Neo fights all those Smith's
Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent (2003) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Jarret and on Politics today
Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 16 May 2003 (2003) (TV Episode)
Du Mosch and De Klerk talk about this film.
Being Ron Jeremy (2003) (Short)
"The Matrix Unloaded" movie
Making 'Enter the Matrix' (2003) (Video)
Gilmore Girls: The Festival of Living Art (2003) (TV Episode)
Grant accues Kirk of watching the film on DVD without him.
'Calendar Girls': The Naked Truth (2004) (Video)
Referenced by name
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV Special)
Billy Crystal wonders if anyone understood 'those Matrix films'
ER: The Student (2004) (TV Episode)
mentioned in dialogue
I, Robot (2004)
Sonny the robot lands like Neo, with the fist punching the ground as he lands, and he leaps in the air and freezes in the same pose as Trinity.
Dhoom (2004)
Jai and Kabir fight atop a moving trailer.
Veronica Mars: Meet John Smith (2004) (TV Episode)
poster in video store
South Park: Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes (2004) (TV Episode)
The "Heart of Wall-Mart" scene is lifted from The Architect scene in this movie
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (Video)
mentioned many times
The West Wing: King Corn (2005) (TV Episode)
Russell compares himself to one of the "albino twins in the Matrix"
Film Geek (2005)
on movie marquee
Caché (Hidden) (2005)
Posters on wall in room
Angel (2005) (TV Movie)
after describing The Matrix, Angel says it is part of a trilogy
Ultimate Spider-Man (2005) (Video Game)
Venom being held down by several mercenaries and pushing them off, similar to Smiths clones piling on top of Neo
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
The Phoenix/Grey stops a hail of projectiles exactly like Neo stops a hail of bullets.
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)
Poster of the movie was shown.
Scrubs: My Night to Remember (2007) (TV Episode)
Turk mentions this film
La gran revelación (2007) (Short)
A character mentions this movie.
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Nanni Moretti mentions this film in his speech.
Heroes: Chapter Twenty-Three 'How to Stop an Exploding Man' (2007) (TV Episode)
Sylar stops several bullets like Neo.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Movie (2007) (TV Movie)
Burly Brawl plays when the gang fights an army of ninjas
Mavra mesanyhta: Episode #1.9 (2008) (TV Episode)
A poster in Vasilis' room
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla Final Wars (2008) (TV Episode)
A screenshot of this movie was shown when comparing the fight scene to Fianl Wars.
The Day the Earth Stood Still: T4 Movie Special (2008) (TV Movie)
mentioned once
Scrubs: My Last Words (2009) (TV Episode)
Someone plans to watch the Matrix trilogy back to back.
The Simpsons: Four Great Women and a Manicure (2009) (TV Episode)
In his performance as MacBeth, Homer accidentally reads from the script of "The Matrix Reloaded."
Air Doll (2009)
DVD box seen at video rental store
You Know What's Bullshit: Movie Titles (2009) (TV Episode)
Poster is seen
Funny People (2009)
Ira says George's doctor looks like the Twins from the second Matrix movie.
Bollywood Hero: Episode #1.1 (2009) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned during Keanu Reeves' speech
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Nemo says he has to find "The Architect"
Eastwick: Red Ants and Widows (2009) (TV Episode)
Penny agrees that the Matrix sequels sucked.
Kaydara (2011)
fan film
Priest (2011)
fight on the train = fight on truck
The Nostalgia Critic: Suburban Knights: Part I (2011) (TV Episode)
Bill compares Malachite's wardrobe to "The Matrix combined with The Matrix Reloaded"
Shameful Sequels: Matrix Revolutions: Part 2 (2011) (TV Episode)
The sequel is mentioned throughout
Hollywood's Top Ten: Bad Hair Day (2011) (TV Episode)
Honorable mention
Suburban Knights (2011) (Video)
Bill compares Malachite's wardrobe to "The Matrix combined with The Matrix Reloaded"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 (2012) (TV Episode)
A musical cue from this film is heard when Twilight and her friends initially defeat the changelings en route to the Elements of Harmony. Additionally, the Changelings are defeated by the main characters bursting through a pile of them, sending then flying, much like how Neo escapes a mob of Smith clones.
Family Guy: Mr. & Mrs. Stewie (2012) (TV Episode)
Stewie fights Penelope on top of a moving semi truck.
The Cinema Snob: Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (2012) (TV Episode)
"These movies can go hang out with Matrix 2 and 3."

Features 

Baraka (1992)
Many TV elements in the Arcitecht's Room scene are from Baraka (1992)
The Matrix (1999)

Featured in 

Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 16 May 2003 (2003) (TV Episode)
A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
Crash Course (2003) (Video)
clips shown
Making 'Enter the Matrix' (2003) (Video)
The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) (Video)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Clip included; editing analysed.
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV Movie)
number 96
Return to Source: Philosophy & 'The Matrix' (2004) (Video)
clips shown
Great Movie Mistakes (2010) (TV Movie)
Clips of mistakes shown
Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases (2010) (TV Movie)
Discussed and clips shown in part 2.
Brows Held High: Pinocchio (2011) (TV Episode)
compares speech patterns
Shameful Sequels: Matrix Reloaded: Part 1 (2011) (TV Episode)
movie is reviewed
Shameful Sequels: Matrix Revolutions: Part 3 (2011) (TV Episode)
Film Brain does a rapid recap.
Atop the Fourth Wall: Top 15 Personal Favorite Jokes of AT4W (2011) (TV Episode)
Linkara complains about this movie.
Grimas (2012)
A short clip is shown on television
Welshy Reviews: Saw Retrospective: Part VI - Saw V (2012) (TV Episode)
Welshy admits that he likes this film

Spoofs 

Pootie Tang (2001)
The Burly Brawl scene in the Matrix Reloaded spoofs the scene where Pootie Tang battles all of his clones at the restaurant in the end. Most of the camera shots are very similar, and the way the clones attack both Pootie and Neo.

Spoofed in 

MTV: Reloaded (2003) (TV Short)
The whole short is a parody of the film
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
The scene where the Architect appears.
Spy Dad (2003)
Spoofs film characters.
Stuck on You (2003)
Nightclub sequence where Bob uses Walt as a pole to spin and kick all their adversaries.
Tripping the Rift: Benito's Revenge (2004) (TV Episode)
Darth Bobo turns out to be 'The interior decorator'
Boo, Zino & the Snurks (2004)
Alanta's fight with the rats.
Freddy VS Ghostbusters (2004) (Short)
dialogue "Mr. Anderson, welcome back." "My name is Neil" (read: Neo)
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation C.A.K.E.D.-T.H.R.E.E./Operation L.O.C.K.D.O.W.N. (2004) (TV Episode)
In "Operation: L.O.C.K.D.O.W.N.", the way Count Spankulot turns Numbuh 1 into a vampire and Numbuh 1 doing the same to Numbuhs 2 through 4 parodies how Agent Smith impales other people with a dagger to turn them into clones of himself
The Helix... Loaded (2005)
same characters
Madagascar (2005)
The scene where the penguin hits a lot of foosas with a spinning wheel is a spoof with the scene where Neo hits a lot of agents Smiths spining a stick
Robot Chicken: Kiddie Pool (2005) (TV Episode)
Burly Brawl parody with grandma
TV: The Movie (2006)
XXXL fights little ninjas the same way Neo fought the Mr. Smiths in the Burly Brawl
Daxter (2006) (Video Game)
There is a level where Daxter is like Neo and is beating up Jak and Daxter style Agents
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) (Video)
When Mantis is beating up the Crocodiles like Neo does against Mr. Smith
The Knight Jerks Trilogy (2010) (Video)
The Knight Jerk's conversation with the Orakle spoofs Neo's conversation with The Oracle.
Napoleon Dynamite: Thundercone (2012) (TV Episode)
Burly Brawl parodied with Napoleon

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