Films adapted from video games — from pixelated origins to big-budget blockbusters.
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After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. ...
Gran Turismo
2023
Neill Blomkamp
7.7
Adventure, Action, Drama
United States of America
135
The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
Aaron Horvath
7.6
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Japan
93
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024
Jeff Fowler
7.6
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
United States of America
110
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022
Jeff Fowler
7.4
Action, Adventure, Family, Comedy
Japan
123
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and t...
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020
Jeff Fowler
7.3
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Japan
99
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for wor...
Five Nights at Freddy's
2023
Emma Tammi
7.3
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
110
Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems.
Resident Evil: Death Island
2023
Eiichiro Hasumi
7.3
Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Horror
Japan
91
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover ...
Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings d...
Mortal Kombat
2021
Simon McQuoid
7
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
United States of America
110
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
Thurop Van Orman
7
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Finland
97
Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat. Aggressive birds from an island covered in ice are planning to use an elaborate weapon to destroy the fowl and swine.
Pokémon: The First Movie
1998
Kunihiko Yuyama
7
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Japan
96
Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019
Rob Letterman
6.9
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
105
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Uncharted
2022
Ruben Fleischer
6.9
Action, Adventure
United States of America
116
A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.
When a fearless enemy out for revenge unleashes a brutal and deadly new virus, BSAA captain Chris Redfield enlists the help of Agent Leon S. Kennedy and Professor Rebecca Chambers to bring down the death merchant and save New York City.
Resident Evil: Degeneration
2008
Makoto Kamiya
6.8
Animation, Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Japan
97
Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.
Resident Evil
2002
Paul W. S. Anderson
6.6
Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Canada
100
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
Silent Hill
2006
Christophe Gans
6.6
Horror, Mystery
Canada
125
Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster t...
Monster Hunter
2020
Paul W. S. Anderson
6.5
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
China
103
A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.
Tomb Raider
2018
Roar Uthaug
6.4
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
118
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Rampage
2018
Brad Peyton
6.4
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
United States of America
107
Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon d...
Warcraft
2016
Duncan Jones
6.4
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
United States of America
123
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, t...
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
Alexander Witt
6.4
Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Canada
94
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-v...
Need for Speed
2014
Scott Waugh
6.4
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
India
131
The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts...
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010
Mike Newell
6.3
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
United States of America
116
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
Russell Mulcahy
6.3
Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Canada
94
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
Clay Kaytis
6.3
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Finland
97
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure...
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Jared Hess
6.3
Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
Sweden
101
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unex...
Until Dawn
2025
David F. Sandberg
6.3
Horror, Mystery
United States of America
103
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and...
Hitman
2007
Xavier Gens
6.2
Action, Thriller, Drama
France
89
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
2010
Paul W. S. Anderson
6.1
Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Canada
97
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that prom...
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
2016
Paul W. S. Anderson
6.1
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Canada
107
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces...
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001
Simon West
5.9
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
United Kingdom
100
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,...
Hitman: Agent 47
2015
Aleksander Bach
5.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
United Kingdom
96
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
2021
Johannes Roberts
5.9
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Germany
107
Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivor...
Mortal Kombat
1995
Paul W. S. Anderson
5.9
Action, Fantasy
United States of America
101
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their ow...
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
Jan de Bont
5.8
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Germany
117
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain on...
Resident Evil: Retribution
2012
Paul W. S. Anderson
5.8
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Canada
95
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterio...
Borderlands
2024
Eli Roth
5.6
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
United States of America
101
Returning to her home planet, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle monsters and dangerous bandits to protect a young girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
MJ Bassett
5.5
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Canada
94
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelatio...
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