What is the best movie based on a video game?

From beloved platformers to gritty action franchises, these adaptations span every corner of gaming culture — some are cult classics, others divided the fanbase. Which nailed the landing?

1

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The record-breaking animated blockbuster that brought the Mushroom Kingdom to life with Nintendo and Illumination.

2

Sonic the Hedgehog

The speedy blue blur's live-action debut featuring Jim Carrey as the delightfully villainous Dr. Robotnik.

3

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

A live-action mystery set in Ryme City where a talking Pikachu teams up with a young trainer to solve a crime.

4

Uncharted

Tom Holland stars as a young Nathan Drake alongside Mark Wahlberg in this action-packed treasure hunt origin story.

5

Mortal Kombat

The brutal 2021 reboot pits Earthrealm's champions against the forces of Outworld in R-rated fighting glory.

6

Resident Evil

Milla Jovovich's iconic debut as Alice fighting off zombies and the Umbrella Corporation in the original 2002 classic.

7

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Disney's lavish 2010 adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a prince wielding a dagger that can reverse time.

8

Tomb Raider

Alicia Vikander reinvents Lara Croft in this 2018 origin story as she hunts for her missing father on a deadly island.

9

Warcraft

Duncan Jones' epic 2016 fantasy adaptation depicting the first war between humans and orcs from Azeroth.

10

The Angry Birds Movie

The 2016 animated comedy that finally explains why those birds are so angry — and why those pigs deserve it.

11

Assassin's Creed

Michael Fassbender plays both a modern-day convict and his 15th-century ancestor in this stylish 2016 historical action film.

12

Need for Speed

Aaron Paul races cross-country in a supercars-and-revenge thriller that stays faithful to the game's pedal-to-the-metal spirit.