5 Movies Based On Video Games That You Need To See

It is all but inevitable when a video game surpasses a certain level of popularity, someone in Hollywood is going to be inspired to make a film about it. And while the idea resonates very well among fans, the majority of critics and movie enthusiasts tend to shun them, mainly because of insufficient attention to detail to aspects like story-telling and character development.

So we are ditching the critics for once and doing this one for the fans. Here is our top 5 countdown of the best movies based on video games that have ever been released.

5. Need for Speed
There is only one other reason why you would be a fan of this movie besides being obsessed with NFS video games: the lead character is played by Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking Bad’ fame. Spare a thought also for Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots.

This movie is essentially an NFS video game with a bit more commentary in it and some trace of a storyline. Basically, someone goes to prison for a crime he did not commit and then seeks revenge by driving really, really fast.

4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Dastan, played by Jake Gyllenhaal is the adopted son of the Persian King who comes across a knife that gives him the power to control time. Pretty video-gamy right? As it turns out, the dagger can actually be a rather cool instrument for manipulating time. Plus, the whole film is packed with intense action sequences and fight scenes. Jake, of course, was good as he usually is and helped bring the fan approval rating up to a respectable 58%.

3.  Silent Hill
We know for a fact that Silent Hill is one heck of an amazing game and so lends some very good source material to the film that would be based on it. The film really did give you the impression of watching someone else play the game. And although the horror genre is a tricky one to get right, this film still managed to score a 63% approval rating from fans.

2. Resident Evil
Fan or not, you probably have seen at least one film from this franchise. Not only was it based on one of the most successful video game franchises, it turned out to perform well as a movie franchise too, with the first film receiving a 67% approval rating from fans, which was enough to convince the studio to make a sequel.

1. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
One of the reasons that this one takes the top spot is because in part, it is a bit of an underdog. Let’s be honest, the game was not a massive success and the actual plot was a bit juvenile. What really hooks you into it is actually the visual aspect. In this film, you can feast your eyes upon some of the best-choreographed fight scenes you will ever see and special effects that are genuinely out of this world.


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