Video game movies have been around since Super Mario Bros. in 1993, and they have had very mixed success over the years. These are the best video game movies.
For as long as video games have existed, film producers have adapted them for the big screen. The rationale behind these decisions is clear, as big-name video game properties have the potential to bring a lot of fans into the theater. But they have seen limited success over the years.
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sorry Sonic, but you’re coming in second to Mario one more time. This sequel fixes a lot of the mistakes of the original, which was quite good in its own right and helped kick off the trend of game adaptations being high quality. The sequel smartly shifts more focus to Sonic and his story than the human characters, though there is still some slow moments devoted to them.
5. Tomb Raider Angelina Jolie starred in two big-budget Tomb Raider films as titular hero Lara Croft in 2001 and 2003, but these leaned into the cheesy elements that defined early video games. When Alicia Vikander took over the role for 2018’s Tomb Raider, it was the rebooted, down-to-earth 2013 game that served as source material.
7. Sonic the Hedgehog The deck was stacked against Sonic the Hedgehog from the very beginning. The video game series has been mediocre at best in recent years, and picking now to release a new movie felt like a desperate cash grab. When the first trailer revealed a disturbing design for Sonic himself, the internet revolted, leading to Paramount Pictures actually delaying the movie in order to fully redesign the character.
9. Resident Evil: Damnation The second film in the animated Resident Evil film series, Resident Evil: Damnation sets up the video game Resident Evil 6. The animated films are filled to the brim with action, but this approach works better than when it was done in Capcom’s video games, which rely on elements of quiet tension to enhance the scares.
11. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within had the potential to forever change not just video game adaptations, but the film industry. The CG-animated film was nothing short of gorgeous, blowing away longtime Final Fantasy fans who had become used to the rendered cinematics of the games on PlayStation systems. It also promised to deliver the first artificial actress with Aki Ross.
13. Warcraft Warcraft has a long and complicated history spanning multiple real-time strategy games, novels, and the mega-successful World of Warcraft. The decision to adapt it to film seemed like an impossible task, but Moon director Duncan Jones did his best by limiting the Warcraft film to the events of the original game.
15. Assassin’s Creed Assassin’s Creed took a very different approach than Warcraft, but was ultimately met with a similar reception. Rather than adapt one of the games, the film instead told an original story centered around an assassin with ties to an ancestor who lived during the Spanish Inquisition period of the 15th century.
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