Box-office wrecks, critics' punchlines and a few cult guilty pleasures. Every pick here began life as a game someone loved.
1Alone in the Dark (2005)Uwe Boll's 2005 adaptation starring Christian Slater, one of the lowest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes.1000pts
2Return to Silent HillChristophe Gans' 2026 adaptation of Silent Hill 2, panned by critics and opening seventh at the US box office.551pts
3Silent Hill: RevelationMichael J. Bassett's 2012 3D sequel loosely based on Silent Hill 3.551pts
4House of the DeadUwe Boll's 2003 zombie film that cut in footage from the Sega arcade game.551pts
5PostalUwe Boll's 2007 satire based on Running With Scissors' controversial shooter.551pts
6Doom (2005)The 2005 Dwayne Johnson sci-fi film remembered mainly for its first-person shooter sequence.466pts
7Assassin's CreedJustin Kurzel's 2016 adaptation starring Michael Fassbender, set mostly in the present-day Animus.466pts
8Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationThe 1997 sequel that replaced most of the original cast and became a byword for bad effects.466pts
9Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon CityJohannes Roberts' 2021 reboot that crammed the first two games into one film.363pts
10Super Mario Bros. (1993)The first Hollywood video game film, a dystopian live-action take with Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo.363pts
11BloodRayneUwe Boll's 2005 vampire action film with Kristanna Loken and Ben Kingsley.363pts
12Wing CommanderChris Roberts' 1999 space-combat film adapted from his own game series.363pts
13Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiThe 2009 martial arts reboot that cast Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li.0pts
14Double DragonThe 1994 post-apocalyptic adaptation of Technos' beat-'em-up starring Mark Dacascos.0pts
15Hitman: Agent 47The 2015 reboot of the Hitman films starring Rupert Friend.0pts
16BorderlandsEli Roth's 2024 adaptation with Cate Blanchett, one of the biggest box-office flops of its year.0pts
