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Mortal Kombat (1995)

Tubi

Come for your favorite characters, and stay for the pounding techno soundtrack. Mortal Kombat set the bar impossibly high in 1995 for video game movies that are fun and faithful to the source material.

Photography: New Line Cinema

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Prime Video

Are you trying to solve the mystery of what’s the most fun movie based on a video game that also happens to be insanely adorable? This sounds like a case for Detective Pikachu.

Photography: Warner Bros. Pictures

Resident Evil (2002)

Netflix

The live-action Resident Evil movies have a wide range of quality, but none of them match the wildly fun vibe of the first film. Milla Jovovich begins her terrifying crusade against The Umbrella Corporation, one zombie at a time.

Photography: Pathé Distribution

Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)

Paramount+

Sonic The Hedgehog was made for the fans, as evidenced by the fact that they totally re-designed the character based on initial fan feedback. There’s also an egg-cellent performance from Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik.

Photography: Warner Bros. Television

Tomb Raider (2018)

Prime Video

Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider movies were fun, but they lacked the substance of a good action/adventure movie. Alicia Vikander gives Tomb Raider fans and movie buffs alike a well-made film to sink their teeth into with her stellar performance as a fully realized version of the beloved character.

Photography: Warner Bros.

Street Fighter (1994)

Prime Videos

Legendary Puerto Rican actor Raul Julia’s final film role was in live action Street Fighter movie as the main villain, M. Bison. If you’re looking for a good beat-em-up action movie with a simple plot, this is the movie for you.

Photography: Universal Pictures

Uncharted (2022)

Netflix

Uncharted managed to capture all the adventure and action that made the Playstation games so popular. They even threw in some of the game's puzzle-solving for the die-hard fans.

Photography: Sony Pictures

Werewolves Within (2021)

Prime Video

Werewolves Within brings its video game world to life in a funny and scary movie that you’ll want to replay repeatedly. It currently holds the highest-rated critic score on Rotten Tomatoes for any movie based on a video game.

Photography: IFC Films

The Last of Us (Season 1)

HBO Max

In only its first season, The Last of Us makes a strong case for being the best video game adaptation ever made for TV. The show captures all the horror of the game without skipping over any of the emotionally impactful storylines that made it such a classic.

Photography: Warner Bros.