Best Movies and TV Shows Based on Videogames!
Here's a list of movies and shows that are either based on videogames, revolve around videogames, or pretty much act like a videogame!
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- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsKôjiro ShimizuKenji HagaMiki FujitaniA crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsChristopher LambertRobin ShouLinden AshbyThree unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.
- DirectorTetsuya NomuraTakeshi NozueStarsTakahiro SakuraiAyumi ItoShôtarô MorikuboAn ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
- DirectorChristophe GansStarsRadha MitchellLaurie HoldenSean BeanA woman, Rose, goes in search for her adopted daughter within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill.
- DirectorM.J. BassettStarsAdelaide ClemensKit HaringtonSean BeanWhen her adoptive father disappears, Sharon Da Silva is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.
- DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiMasahiro HosodaJoe RomersaStarsKane KosugiKazuya IchijôYumi TômaA dark power threatens to consume famed fighter Ryu, who is visited by a long-lost little brother. Meanwhile, a mad scientist wishes to harness this power for himself.
- DirectorIkuo KuwanaStarsYasuyuki KaseYuri AmanoEiji HanawaA prequel to "Street Fighter Alpha (1999)", Ryu, Ken and Sakura meet Gouken and encounter the demonic looking Gouki who has killed his master Goutetsu using the dangerous "Raging Demon" technique.
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichMichelle RodriguezRyan McCluskeyA special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
- DirectorFuminori KizakiStarsAtsuko TanakaMie SonozakiMiyuki SawashiroThe witch Bayonetta wakes from a 500-year slumber on the bottom of a lake with no memories, and battles hordes of angels to rediscover her past.
- DirectorMakoto KamiyaStarsPaul MercierAlyson CourtLaura BaileyLeon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.
- DirectorMakoto KamiyaStarsMatthew MercerDave WittenbergWendee LeeSpecial Agent Leon S.Kennedy goes against his superior's orders and works to destroy a series of biological weapons being used in a war zone in Europe.
- DirectorTakanori TsujimotoStarsKevin DormanMatthew MercerErin CahillChris Redfield enlists the help of Leon S. Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop a death merchant, with a vengeance, from spreading a deadly virus in New York.
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichTony JaaRon PerlmanWhen Cpt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom.
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonNaomie HarrisMalin AkermanWhen three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.
- DirectorYoichi MoriStarsIsshin ChibaUnshô IshizukaYuki MatsuokaHigh school student Ling Xiaoyu is recruited by Anna Williams of G Corporation to transfer to Kyoto University and gather information on a student named Shin Kamiya.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsHiroki NarimiyaTakumi SaitôMirei KiritaniFollowing the murder of his mentor, rookie Defense Attorney Phoenix Wright must find the truth behind not only her death, but that of an unsolved case from 15 years prior.
- DirectorJeff FowlerStarsBen SchwartzJames MarsdenJim CarreyAfter discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.
- DirectorJeff FowlerStarsJames MarsdenJim CarreyBen SchwartzWhen the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way.
- DirectorClay KaytisFergal ReillyStarsJason SudeikisJosh GadDanny McBrideWhen an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green pigs, it's up to three unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
- DirectorHiroshi FukutomiStarsMark HildrethPeter WildsJason Gray-StanfordAfter their father is killed by his arch rival, his two sons, Terry and Andy Bogard, return from 10 years of training to learn a secret technique their father's master promised to teach them, in order to avenge their father's murder.
- DirectorKazuhiro FuruhashiMarissa LentiStarsMark HildrethPeter WildsJason Gray-StanfordTerry Bogard is badly defeated by a much stronger foe, and falls into a deep pit of self doubt and alcoholism, but he must overcome his inner demons, and rise to the occasion.
- DirectorMasami ÔbariStarsMark HildrethPeter WildsJason Gray-StanfordThe brothers, Andy & Terry Bogard, along with Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui, try to help Sulia Gaudeamus stop her ambitious brother Laocorn from finding the magical armor of Mars.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchA video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
- DirectorVictor CookMike DisaSangjin KimStarsGraham McTavishVanessa BranchSteve BlumDante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsAdam SandlerKevin JamesMichelle MonaghanWhen aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.
- DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsJeff BridgesBruce BoxleitnerDavid WarnerA computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJeff BridgesGarrett HedlundOlivia WildeThe son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsFred SavageLuke EdwardsJenny LewisA boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
- DirectorGreydon ClarkStarsJoe Don BakerLeif GreenJim GreenleafWhen a top local businessman and his two bumbling nephews try to shut down the town's only video arcade, arcade employees and patrons fight back.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesRiccardo ScamarcioIan McShaneAfter returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesHalle BerryIan McShaneJohn Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneGeorge GeorgiouJohn Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.You just gotta love how this sequel pays homage to the videogames "Hotline Miami" and "The Hong Kong Massacre!" Absolutely epic!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTye SheridanOlivia CookeBen MendelsohnWhen the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossFreedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossThe human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
- DirectorMark NeveldineBrian TaylorStarsJason StathamAmy SmartCarlos SanzProfessional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.
- DirectorMark NeveldineBrian TaylorStarsJason StathamAmy SmartClifton Collins Jr.Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsEmily BrowningVanessa HudgensAbbie CornishA young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
- DirectorJimmy Wang YuStarsJimmy Wang YuYeh TienHsin TangAfter his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.
- DirectorIlya NaishullerStarsSharlto CopleyTim RothHaley BennettHenry is resurrected from death with no memory, and he must save his wife from a telekinetic warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinIn a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.
- DirectorRobert ClouseBruce LeeStarsBruce LeeGig YoungDean JaggerA martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
- DirectorMichael HerzLloyd KaufmanStarsRon FazioPhoebe LegereJohn AltamuraToxie finds he has nothing to do as a superhero, as he has ridden his city of evil. He decides to go to work for a major corporation, which he discovers may be the evilest of all his adversaries.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJude LawJennifer Jason LeighIan HolmA game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsLance GuestRobert PrestonKay E. KuterHigh schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsStarsCharlie SheenLloyd BridgesValeria Golino"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
- DirectorMark NeveldineBrian TaylorStarsGerard ButlerMichael C. HallLudacrisIn a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsRyan ReynoldsJodie ComerTaika WaititiWhen Guy, a bank teller, learns that he is a non-player character in a bloodthirsty, open-world video game, he goes on to become the hero of the story and takes the responsibility of saving the world.
- DirectorCheh ChangStarsTien-Chi ChengTien-Hsiang LungMeng LoA Chinese martial arts school is infiltrated and destroyed by ninjas. Tian Hao survives the massacre and seeks to uncover the trickery of ninjutsu in order to beat the Five Element Ninjas and avenge his family.
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
- DirectorMichael NankinDavid WechterStarsDavid NaughtonDebra ClingerJoel KenneyLeon picks college students to participate in his all night scavenger hunt. Five teams receive clues to solve leading them to the next clue site hidden in the city.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
- StarsTress MacNeilleHal SmithJune ForaySaturday morning cartoon series featuring the adventures of popular video game characters.
- StarsLou AlbanoHarvey AtkinJohn StockerThe Mario Brothers, Princess Toadstool, and Toad go on various adventures while battling the evil King Koopa.
- CreatorBob ForwardStarsCynthia PrestonJonathan PottsTabitha St. GermainBased on the popular Nintendo game of the same name. Link and Princess Zelda protect the mystical artifact, the Triforce of Wisdom, from falling into the hands of the evil sorcerer Ganon.
- CreatorKent ButterworthPhil HarnageBruce ShellyStarsJaleel WhiteIbrahim LaleliLong John BaldryA blue hedgehog that can run at incredible speeds, his best friend, a two-tailed flying fox, defend planet Mobius from the evil Dr. Robotnik and his bumbling mechanical goons.
- StarsIan James CorlettGarry ChalkMichael DonovanKevin, a teenage gamer and his friends fight to save Videoland from the evil Mother Brain.
- CreatorBruce ShellyReed ShellyStarsWalker BooneTony RosatoTracey MooreJoin Mario and Luigi in 26 action-packed adventures based on the classic Nintendo Entertainment System video game.
- CreatorJack OleskerAllen BohbotStarsStivi PaskoskiTerry Lee TorokJohn NovakVideo power was a 1990 early teens morning show hosted by Johnny Arcade who provided news and hints on video games and also included a cartoon series called The Power Team. After the first season it became a young teens game show.
- StarsWalker BooneCatherine GallantTabitha St. GermainMario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are living in Dinosaur Land and have a cute always hungry dinosaur named Yoshi as a pet and a caveman child as a friend. They must stop evil King Koopa and his minions the Koopalings.
- StarsJaleel WhiteBradley PierceCharlie AdlerIn a post-apocalyptic and dystopian future, all life has been challenged by oppression and tyranny, as the evil Dr. Robotnik is on the wake of controlling Mobius.
- CreatorKeiji InafuneAkira KitamuraStarsIan James CorlettScott McNeilJim ByrnesBased on the video game series, the robot Mega Man and his dog Rush battle the creations of his father, the scientist Dr. Light, who were corrupted by Light's former partner Dr. Wily and his minions, in an attempt to take over the world.
- StarsKumiko HigaAkiko KimuraAndrew FrancisLan Hikari and his virtual buddy Megaman travel around Den Tech City stopping the evil forces of World Three.
- StarsTogo IgawaChristian HowardMike MohStreet Fighter: Assassin's Fist takes us back to the formative years of the iconic characters, Ryu and Ken, as they live a traditional warrior's life in the secluded mountain wilderness of Japan.
- CreatorSatoshi TajiriJun'ichi MasudaKen SugimoriStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartCovering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.
- CreatorYasuhiro NightowStarsKirk ThorntonLex LangSteve BlumGungrave follows the story of best friends Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they join and rise in the ranks of Big Daddy's Millenion crime syndicate. The story begins in the future revealing Brandon Heat has become a creature now known as Beyond The Grave killing monsters with two very large guns and wicked looking machine gun on his back and that Harry MacDowell is now the Boss of Mellinion and has become a cruel leader who has earned himself the nickname Bloody Harry. The story strafes between the past and the future to reveal why Brandon has become a non-talking monster killer and the series of events that caused Harry to become so evil.Be sure to play "Gungrave: Overdose" after finishing the series.
- StarsJim ByrnesGarry ChalkMichael DonovanA animated TV series based on the first Double Dragon video game.
- CreatorEdward KayRoberto SantiagoStarsSteve BlumMona MarshallTifanie ChristunA group of young teens is unexpectedly sent to the mysterious Digital World and paired up with their own powerful, morphing monster called the Digimon. Together the entire group set out on an adventure to fight evil and save the world.
- CreatorAkiyoshi HongoStarsMasako NozawaMakoto TsumuraYuka ImaiAn animated series based on the popular children's toy "Digimon", in which kids raise electronic monsters to fight against those raised by other kids.
- CreatorAkiyoshi HongoStarsJunko TakeuchiKumiko WatanabeKazuko SugiyamaDigimon Frontier introduces a new universe in the Digimon fandom. Five kids from the Real World have been called to the Digital World to acquire the "legendary spirits" to save the Digital World from one of the 3 Holy Angels, Cherubimon, who has revolted against the other two. Takuya, the hero, Kouji, the loner, Izumi, the girl, Junpei, the comedic relief, and Tomoki, the little kid, are the 5 Chosen Children from the Real World that have to use the legendary spirits to "Spirit Evolve" into the legendary warriors themselves. Can they unravel the secret behind Cherubimon's rebellion before his own legendary warriors take them out?
- CreatorKazuki TakahashiStarsDan GreenWayne GraysonAmy BirnbaumYugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil in Duel Monster Card Game, this alter ego breaks out to save them.
- StarsAndrew FrancisJanyse JaudScott McNeilGenki is a young teen boy who gets zapped into an alternate world called Monster Rancher (Monster Farm in the Japanese version) where he must stop the evil Moo which can only be done by reviving the Phoenix, along his journey he befriends new Monsters and a girl named Holly.
- StarsTesshô GendaSkip StellrechtKirk ThorntonKen, Ryu and friends use their martial arts skills to fight criminals.
- StarsToshiyuki MorikawaMisato FukuenAkio ÔtsukaDante, a superhuman son of a powerful murdered demon and human woman is a master of gun and sword who runs an "odd-job" agency. Despite financial troubles, he never loses his cool since work always comes calling sooner or later.
- CreatorDoug LangdaleDoug TenNapelStarsDan CastellanetaJeff BennettJim CummingsAn average Earthworm stumbles upon a supersuit that makes him a superheroic worm!
- StarsTed LewisMadeleine BlausteinJerry LobozzoKirby crashes onto Planet Popstar and befriends the villagers that live In Cappytown. Unfortunately, King Dedede, the greedy ruler and Escargon, his assistant, aren't happy with that and do whatever they can to drive him out.
- CreatorCharlie DayMegan GanzRob McElhenneyStarsRob McElhenneyCharlotte NicdaoAshly BurchThe head of a successful video game design company and his troubled staff struggle to keep their hit game 'Mythic Quest' on top.
- StarsAmy BirnbaumGregory AbbeyDan GreenBased on the classic Nintendo series, GP Legend tells the story of Rick Wheeler, a detective who wakes up from a cryogenic sleep from an accident while pursuing an escaped villain named Zoda. He discovers that he is alive in the year 2201. He ends up competing in the F-Zero racing tournament where many beings from across the galaxy compete. He also joins the Mobile Task Force, a special police force that investigates crime in the F-Zero circuit. While Rick is competing in the races, he's also to capture a dangerous villain named Black Shadow and his Dark Million Organization. That organization also was responsible for cryogenically evolving Rick's old enemy Zoda, who is the other reason why Rick's on the team. Sometimes, he'll have an encounter with the legendary racer and bounty hunter named Captain Falcon.
- StarsNoriaki SugiyamaKate HigginsKari WahlgrenAmateur mage Shirou Emiya gets involved in a fight between mages using mythological heroes.
- StarsAyako KawasumiKari WahlgrenSayaka ÔharaSeven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.
- StarsNobunaga ShimazakiRie TakahashiKen'ichi SuzumuraThe Grand Order use a time machine to stop Goetic demons from destroying humankind.
- StarsKathleen BarrLisa Ann BeleyPaul DobsonCol. William Guile and his co-horts must fight to thwart Gen. Bison's evil schemes.
- StarsClancy BrownOlivia d'AboDorian HarewoodAfter the events of the first Mortal Kombat movie and the third MK video game, the evil forces of Outworld begin their invasion of the Earthrealm and only Raiden and his Mortal Kombat champions stand in their way.
- StarsMark HamillTom WilsonMalcolm McDowellThe dramatic adventures of a group of space cadets on the Terran carrier Tiger's Claw in total war against a hostile, alien, lion-looking warrior race, the Kilrathi.
- CreatorKazunori ItôKôichi MashimoYoshiyuki SadamotoStarsMegumi ToyoguchiKazuhiro NakataKaori NazukaA strange boy named Tsukasa appears in the online video game "The World". He claims to be alive, and without a computer.
- CreatorAdam HorowitzEdward KitsisSteven LisbergerStarsElijah WoodTricia HelferCharlie BeanIn the computer world of the Grid, a young program joins Tron's fight against their world's tyranny.
- CreatorJean ChalopinMichael ReavesStarsLisa LindgrenKaleena KiffDavid CoburnA teen stunt car team secretly fights crime with the help of their artificially intelligent cars.
- StarsDuff MacDonaldYuji CityIchirô NagaiA young adventurer and his friends set out to resurrect the Dragon of Legend and defeat the evil Baramos.
- StarsTomoko KawakamiAkira IshidaGreg AyresThe Roaring 20's a time of prosperity. Jazz is king, the Mob rules the streets, and Demons are running a mock.
- StarsLukas HaasCharles ShaughnessyGreg EllisThe story of Marcus Rover, who competes in Heavy Gear tournaments.
- StarsPeter SpellosSean BusheDoug LeeBased upon the strategy war game and set during events in the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy by Michael Stackpole, a small independent unit lead by Maj. Adam Steiner fights their way to their home planet of Somerset when news of an army of mysterious invaders calling themselves the Clans begin to conquer world after world in their ultimate goal to take Terra. The First Somerset Strikers, as the unit is called, is assigned to take the fight to the Clans and learn as much of the invaders as they can, all the while being pursued by an obsessive Clan Jade Falcon warrior named Nicholai Malthus.
- StarsAkira IshidaAkemi OkamuraAkio SuyamaIn 1945, the Pacific War ended only to see the beginning of an alien invasion. For half a century, Earth has united to fight them off. In 1999, a group of Japanese high school students drafted into the military stand against the threat on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
- CreatorReki KawaharaStarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaHaruka TomatsuBryce PapenbrookIn the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
- CreatorKugane MaruyamaStarsSatoshi HinoChris GuerreroYumi HaraWhen a popular MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down permanently, veteran player Momonga refuses to log out. As NPCs begin to develop personalities and minds of their own he decides to put his skills to use as the game's new overlord.
- StarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoYôko HikasaSiblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.
- CreatorJun MaedaStarsHiroshi KamiyaHarumi SakuraiKana HanazawaRebellious teens fight in armed combat against one dispassionate girl's supernatural powers in an afterlife high school.
- StarsArthur BurghardtMichael MishFred TravalenaThe comical adventures of a brave if klutzy knight and his companions who live in a fantastical medieval kingdom. Just like in the classic arcade the show is based on, the viewers are asked to guess which path leads the hero to safety.