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Lilly Wachowski

Lilly Wachowski

Producer, writer and director, also actor · Born December 29, 1967 (58) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967) is known as one of the Wachowski sisters — a directing, writing and producing duo most famous for creating The Matrix series and V for Vendetta.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1967 (58)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer, writer and director, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Lilly Wachowski's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Power
22%
Bonds
16%
Morality
12%
Ideas
11%
Society
6%
Survival
1%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 12

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
6
Thrilling
7
Dread
5
Melancholic
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lilly Wachowski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lilly Wachowski's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In Her You'll Find Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Trash Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Castration Movie Chapter III: Junior Ghosts - Premorphic Drift; a Fragmentary Passage(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monstrous Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Wild Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Something You Should Know About Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Again Again(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Thanks

  • Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Castration Movie Anthology II: The Best of Both Worlds(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • We Are Pat(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hanging on by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Original Film Writer

  • Castration Movie Anthology I: Traps(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • all the words but the one (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • I'm in Love with Edgar Allan Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Unbraided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Draft!(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Resurrections(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Work in Progress(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Happy F*cking New Year. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Creator

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Atlas(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ninja Assassin(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    Director · Characters · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer

  • Kid's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer · Story

  • Matriculated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer

  • Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer

  • World Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    Director · Characters · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Animatrix(2003)

    Original Film Writer · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Second Renaissance Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer · Writer

  • Final Flight of the Osiris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer · Writer

  • The Animatrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Story · Writer

  • The Second Renaissance Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Original Film Writer · Writer

  • The Matrix Revisited(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix(1999)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bound(1996)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Assassins(1995)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Confessions of the Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • De Novo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Hell Followed with Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Replacer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • The Matrix 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles, 42 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

$742M worldwide

Highest rated

The Matrix (1999)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 49: 0 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting27 of 49: 14 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thProducing28 of 49: 18 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew5 of 49: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

49 titles, 13 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s18 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Lilly Wachowski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Again Again (2026)

99th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Matrix (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lilly Wachowski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles57–90 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles14–70 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles39–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles24–44 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles51–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lilly Wachowski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lilly Wachowski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lana Wachowski shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers