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Since then, Hollywood has frequently turned to video games in its attempts to unlock box-office success.
Weve ranked them all, including this weeksA Minecraft Movie.
Something has happened in video-game adaptations over the past few years.
But things started to change with the arrival of Sega and Paramounts lovable live-actionSonic the Hedgehogin 2020.
Promising growth is happening in the game-movie space, and for that, we should rejoice!
And, hey, thats something!
Uwe Boll, you make it so hard to love you.
51.A Minecraft Movie(2025)
The thing aboutA Minecraft Movieis it just … shouldnt exist.
Jason Momoa is committed to the silliness as a washed-up 1980s video-game champ.
Jennifer Coolidge is weird and funny as a recently divorced school principal.
The committee of screenwriters and executives on this one certainly did follow directions, though.
They mined an IP, and then they crafted.
At leastPrince of Persiadoesnt leave you feeling this kind of sadness!
Additionally, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina played characters named Nizam and Sheik Amar, respectively.
49.Assassins Creed(2016)
Ah, 2016.
How do you waste the talents of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard this thoroughly?
Not to mention Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, and Michael K. Williams.
), and he really outdid himself with the casting forAlone in the Dark.
Its got Christian Slater ten years before hisMr.
Robotresurgence and Tara Reid as an anthropologist and assistant museum curator.
Really, any movie exceeding 100 minutes in this genre is just plain rude.
Need for speed: Its not just a title, its also a worthwhile video-game-movie run-time guide.
46.Warcraft(2016)
PoorWarcraft.
But hey, at leastthey seemed to like it overseas.
Thats some 1999 prime time, right there.
(No offense to his successor, James Remar).
42.Borderlands(2024)
Borderlandsis incredibly annoying.
Theres a grating robot sidekick.
A grating mouthy child.
A grating bus driver.
Put her in a feathered orange wig.
Put her on a garbage planet.
Have her speak bad dialogue.
The real reason to turn out forLegend of Chun-Liis Chris Klein.
That kind of resolve in a 15-years-later sequel to a cheesy video-game movie is truly admirable.
40.Five Nights at Freddys(2023)
So.Five Nights at Freddys, huh?
But as it stands, thisFive Nightsis mostly what its lead character spends the movie doing: a nap.
Worst of all, there isnt any Michelle Rodriguez.
As a result, he pretty much disappears despite being in the lead role.
Unfortunately, the movie does little to exceed those low expectations.
Holland is a cutie.
Wahlberg is laying his whole sarcastic swagger deal on very thick.
Instead its just a down-the-middle video-game live-action work up.
But hey, at least they committed.
It must be seen to be believed.
A solid middle-of-the-pack option.
She put outResident Evilmovies for more than a decade, and for that we love her.
Unfortunately, though,Monster Hunteronly matches the equivalent of her mid-tierReswork.
Its a good enough time.
The titular monsters are big.
The weapons are cool.
Its not offensive, but this is a missed opportunity.
31.Mortal Kombat(2021)
This one kind of hurts.
it could have and should have been so much more.
Hire Timo Tjahjanto to direct and get serious, or dont even try.
30.House of the Dead(2007)
Uwe Boll strikes again!
Its revealing about the cast, too, that Jurgen Prochnow is the most recognizable actor onscreen.
But even though the graphics were impressive two decades ago, they dont quite stand the test of time.
An ambitious effort for its day, but the results are rather flat.
But unlike that movie orMortal Kombat,hardly anyone dies.
In other words, its a good time.
Where it falls behind the first is in its lack of Michelle Rodriguez.
It is, however, worthy of landing in the upper-third of this list, which isnt nothing!
25.Resident Evil: The Final Chapter(2016)
Congratulations, Resident Evil.
Theres the finalfinalconfrontation between Alice and the diabolical Dr. Isaacs.
Theres Ali Larter going the distance.
Theres the true origin of Alice.
Theres the Red Queen going double agent for our heroes, and theres finally an answer to the T-Virus.
Theres even annihilation of the cryogenically frozen elites.
Way to bring it on home, Team Evil.
(Not like the avant-garde art that is live-actionSuper Mario!)
In technical terms, the Mario movie made a goddamn ton of money.
Its as agreeable as the choice to cast Chris Pratt in the titular hero role.
For example: Theres an arena battle with Donkey Kong, so you get to see him super-smash things.
Theres a climactic race around the Rainbow Road.
You love these things!
In the end, that adds up toThe Super Mario Bros. Moviebeing the lawful neutral of video-game movies.
And doesnt that just make complete sense?
22.BloodRayne(2006)
Guess what?
Its Uwe Boll again, and hes got a cast of genre legends in tow forBloodRayne.
Everything aboutBloodRayneis over the top.
This is unmissable absurdity.
And that is the strength of theAngry Birdsmovie!
But they are there to eat babies!
Everything might be IP these days, but you know what?
Props to the people who green-litAngry Birdsto give kids a silly movie about infanticide.
19.Silent Hill(2006)
Silent Hillwas actually pretty scary!
This movie is so corny its almost impossible to stay mad at.
17.Resident Evil(2002)
Paul W.S.
Andersons first entry into the longest-running video-game film franchise is understated by comparison to its four sequels.
Its almost a thinking mans video-game movie!
Whats not to love?
Its one of those movies you watch and just go, How?!
the entire time, and for that, it is a lot of fun.
Its a movie thats meant to capitalize on something people already love give them the voices they already love!
The relationship at the movies core between Lara Croft and her father also feels genuinely sweet.
The reasonRaider2.0 isnt higher on this list is the slight tonal inconsistencies.
(Though, fear not,Extinctionisnt lacking for any guns.)
One thing about theResident Evilmovies is that they dont want for women kicking ass.
Sure, Jovovich wakes up naked at the start of literally every movie, but Paul W.S.
Anderson never sexualizes his female characters, and they never have to be rescued by more capable men.
Its so unwatchable it becomes watchable again.
Its just not animprovementupon it.
(Yes, we cried!)
Its also got a nice little message in there about how its cool to be weird.
Ben Schwartz is still a charmer as Sonic.
And yes, Jim Carrey is once again giving it his all!
(Or at least mostly worked!)
Also take note of Rosamund Pike as one of the space scientists.
Its so fun when bad movies happen to good actors.
It also had era-appropriate stars like Kylie Minogue and Damian Chapa.
7.Gran Turismo (2023)
Thank goodness.
The video-game-movie canon finally has a feel-good dudes-rock entry.
Dads everywhere can rejoice in B-listFord v Ferrari!
Moms everyone can thirst after accessible hot adult David Harbour!
Its a TBS-rotation staple.
It doesnt necessarily need to be over two hours, but its still a nail biter.
6.Detective Pikachu(2019)
Theres something that justworksaboutDetective Pikachu.
Maybe its the strangely perfect fit of Ryan Reynolds as a tiny sleuth Pikachu.
Maybe its the sweet earnestness of Justice Smith as his partner.
As far as cashing in on preexisting IP goes,Sonicmakes a Sure, we can keep doing this!
case for game-to-screen money grabs and thats pretty okay!
If Terry Gilliam had directed a video-game movie, this would be it.
Its less a film than it is big-screen video-game performance art.
It doesnt have to be more complicated than that.
Besides, our nostalgia receptors still fire when we see that utterly preposterous but admirably practical live-action Goro!
Anderson did for theResident Eviladaptations over the years,Welcome to Raccoon Cityis actually the bestResmovie to date.
Where the earlier franchise take was sci-fi action,Racoon Citycaptured the combination of action andhorrorwed been missing.
The zombies look great.
The sense of danger pulses through the whole movie.
Bonus points, too, for excellent use of Donal Logue as the hapless chief of police.
This is the platonic ideal of game-to-screen escapism.
Dont let the haters (or the critics!)
1.Werewolves Within(2021)
They did it!
Its got a great critical score and an impressive ensemble cast all doing their jobs just right.
