The Best Movies Based on Video Games

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 live-action/CGI activated cine based on the accepted Sega video bold authorization of the aforementioned name. The cine follows the adventures of Sonic, a super-fast dejected hedgehog with the adeptness to biking at supersonic speeds, as he teams up with his animal acquaintance Tom (played by James Marsden) to stop the angry Dr. Robotnik (played by Jim Carrey) from demography over the world.

The artifice of the cine involves Sonic accidentally alluring the absorption of the government and causing a massive ability outage, arch Dr. Robotnik to investigate the account of the disruption. Back Robotnik discovers Sonic's existence, he becomes bedeviled with capturing the accelerated hedgehog and application his admiral for his own angry purposes. Sonic and Tom aggregation up to baffle Robotnik and save the apple from his angry plans.

The cine was directed by Jeff Fowler and appearance a star-studded casting including Ben Schwartz as the articulation of Sonic, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, and Tika Sumpter. The cine was about well-received by critics and audiences alike, decidedly for its affectionate adjustment of the appearance of Sonic and its fun, family-friendly tone.

Detective Pikachu (2019)

Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action/CGI activated cine based on the accepted Pokemon franchise, accurately the aftereffect video bold "Detective Pikachu". The cine follows the adventures of a adolescent man called Tim (played by Justice Smith) who teams up with a wise-cracking Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) to break the abstruseness of his missing father.

In this apple of Pokemon, bodies and Pokemon alive side-by-side and accept formed a appropriate bond. Tim's ancestor was a detective who formed on abstruse cases involving Pokemon, and back he goes missing, Tim teams up with Detective Pikachu, who is able to allocution and is decidedly acceptable at analytic mysteries, to acquisition out what happened to him.

As they investigate, they ascertain a cabal involving a alarming new biologic that affects Pokemon, and they charge chase adjoin time to stop the villains abaft it afore it's too late.

Directed by Rob Letterman, Detective Pikachu appearance an all-star cast, including Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton, and Ken Watanabe. The cine was accepted for its beauteous visuals, its humor, and its ardent adventure that appealed to both Pokemon admirers and non-fans alike.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action-adventure cine based on the accepted video bold alternation of the aforementioned name. The cine follows the adventures of Lara Croft (played by Angelina Jolie), a accomplished charlatan and archaeologist, as she sets out to retrieve an age-old antiquity accepted as the "Triangle of Light" afore it avalanche into the amiss hands.

The artifice of the cine involves Lara advertent that the Triangle of Light has the ability to ascendancy time, and that a abstruse association accepted as the Illuminati is additionally analytic for it in adjustment to use its ability for their own angry purposes. Lara charge chase adjoin time to acquisition the antiquity afore the Illuminati do, aggressive assorted obstacles and enemies forth the way.

Directed by Simon West, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider appearance an ensemble casting including Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, and Daniel Craig. The cine was accepted for Jolie's achievement as the iconic appearance of Lara Croft, as able-bodied as its activity sequences and beauteous beheld effects. While it accustomed alloyed reviews from critics, the cine was a bartering success and led to a sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, in 2003.

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Mortal Kombat is a 1995 aggressive arts cine based on the accepted video bold alternation of the aforementioned name. The cine follows a accumulation of aggressive artists, including Liu Kang (played by Robin Shou), Sonya Blade (played by Bridgette Wilson), and Johnny Cage (played by Linden Ashby), who are summoned to a abstruse island to attempt in a clash accepted as Mortal Kombat.

The artifice of the cine involves the clash actuality hosted by the angry archimage Shang Tsung (played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), who aims to beat Earth by acceptable the clash and acceptance his branch to invade. The accumulation of fighters charge activity their way through assorted opponents, including able fighters from altered realms, in adjustment to stop Shang Tsung and save the Earth.

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Mortal Kombat was accepted for its affectionate adjustment of the characters and settings from the video bold series, as able-bodied as its activity sequences and beheld effects. The cine was a box appointment success and led to a sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, in 1997.

Resident Angry (2002)

Resident Angry is a 2002 science fiction abhorrence cine based on the accepted video bold alternation of the aforementioned name. The cine follows Alice (played by Milla Jovovich), a aegis accessible who awakens in a abstruse underground ability endemic by the Umbrella Corporation, a able amassed with a adverse agenda.

As Alice navigates the facility, she discovers that it has been adulterated with a virus that turns bodies into zombie-like creatures, and that the virus was unleashed advisedly by the Umbrella Corporation. Forth with a baby accumulation of survivors, Alice charge activity their way through hordes of adulterated creatures and try to escape the ability afore it's too late.

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Resident Angry was accepted for its activity sequences, beheld effects, and Jovovich's achievement as Alice. The cine was a bartering success and led to a authorization of sequels, with Jovovich reprising her role as Alice in anniversary installment. While the movies deviated from the artifice of the video games, they remained accepted with admirers of the alternation and abhorrence cine admirers alike.