List of films based on video games
Template:Short description Template:See also Template:Pp-protected Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates This page is a list of film adaptations of video games. These include local, national, international, direct-to-video and TV releases, and (in certain cases) online releases. They include their scores on Rotten Tomatoes, the region in which they were released, approximate budget, their approximate box office revenue (for theatrical releases), distributor of the film, and the publisher of the original game at the time the film was made (this means that publishers may change between two adaptations of the same game or game series, such as Mortal Kombat). Also included are short films, cutscene films (made up of cutscenes and cinematics from the actual games), documentaries with video games as their subjects and films in which video games play a large part (such as Tron or WarGames).
Theatrical releasesEdit
By original language of the release.
EnglishEdit
Live-actionEdit
Title | Director | Release date | Worldwide box office | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Distributor | Original game publisher | ||||
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Super Mario Bros. | Rocky Morton Annabel Jankel |
Template:Dts | $38,912,465<ref name="ww">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Buena Vista Pictures Distribution || Nintendo | |||||
Double Dragon | James Yukich | Template:Dts | $4,152,699Template:Efn | Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Gramercy Pictures || Technōs Japan | |||||
Street Fighter | Steven E. de Souza | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Universal Pictures Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International || Capcom | |||||
Mortal Kombat | Paul W. S. Anderson | Template:Dts | $124,741,822Template:Efn | Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| New Line Cinema || rowspan="2"| Midway | |||||
Mortal Kombat Annihilation | John R. Leonetti | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> | |||||
Wing Commander | Chris Roberts | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 20th Century Fox || Origin Systems | |||||
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Simon West | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Paramount Pictures || Eidos | |||||
Resident Evil | Paul W. S. Anderson | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||||
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life | Jan de Bont | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Paramount Pictures || Eidos | |||||
House of the Dead | Uwe Boll | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Artisan Entertainment || Sega | |||||
Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Alexander Witt | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||||
Alone in the Dark | Uwe Boll | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Lionsgate || Infogrames | |||||
Doom | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Universal Pictures || id Software | |||||
BloodRayne | Uwe Boll | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Boll KG Productions || Majesco Entertainment | |||||
Silent Hill | Christophe Gans | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Konami | |||||
DOA: Dead or Alive | Corey Yuen | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dimension Films || Tecmo | |||||
Resident Evil: Extinction | Russell Mulcahy | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing|| Capcom | |||||
Postal | Uwe Boll | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> ||Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Vivendi Entertainment || Ripcord Games | |||||
Hitman | Xavier Gens | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || rowspan="5"| 20th Century Fox || Eidos | |||||
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Uwe Boll | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Microsoft Studios | |||||
Far Cry | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || Ubisoft | |||||||
Max Payne | John Moore | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Rockstar Games | |||||
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Capcom | |||||
Tekken | Dwight Little | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || Anchor Bay Entertainment || Bandai Namco Games | ||||||
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Mike Newell | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures || Ubisoft | |||||
Resident Evil: Afterlife | Paul W. S. Anderson | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| Sony Pictures Releasing || rowspan="2"| Capcom | |||||
Resident Evil: Retribution | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> | ||||||
Silent Hill: Revelation | M. J. Bassett | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Open Road Films || Konami | |||||
Need for Speed | Scott Waugh | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures || Electronic Arts | |||||
Hitman: Agent 47 | Aleksander Bach | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 20th Century Fox || Square Enix | |||||
Warcraft | Duncan Jones | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Universal Pictures || Blizzard Entertainment | |||||
Assassin's Creed | Justin Kurzel | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 20th Century Fox || Ubisoft | |||||
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | Paul W. S. Anderson | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||||
Tomb Raider | Roar Uthaug | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| Warner Bros. Pictures || Square Enix | |||||
Rampage | Brad Peyton | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Warner Bros. Games | |||||
Dead Trigger | Mike Cuff Scott Windhauser |
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}}</ref> || N/A<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref>|| N/A<ref>Template:Citation</ref>|| Saban Films || Madfinger Games | ||||||
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Rob Letterman | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>||Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Warner Bros. Pictures || Nintendo The Pokémon Company | |||||
Sonic the Hedgehog | Jeff Fowler | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Paramount Pictures || Sega | |||||
Monster Hunter | Paul W. S. Anderson | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||||
Mortal Kombat | Simon McQuoid | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Warner Bros. Pictures || Warner Bros. Games | |||||
Werewolves Within | Josh Ruben | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Johannes Roberts | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || rowspan="2"| Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||||
Uncharted | Ruben Fleischer | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Cite Rotten TomatoesTemplate:Cbignore</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Interactive Entertainment | ||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Jeff Fowler | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Cite Rotten TomatoesTemplate:Cbignore</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Paramount Pictures || Sega | ||||||
Five Nights at Freddy's | Emma Tammi | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Universal Pictures || ScottGames | |||||
Borderlands | Eli Roth | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
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}}</ref> |
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Lionsgate | 2K Games |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Jeff Fowler | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
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}}</ref>|| Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> ||Paramount Pictures || Sega | ||||
A Minecraft Movie | Jared Hess | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Warner Bros. Pictures || Mojang Studios | ||||
Until Dawn | David F. Sandberg | April 25, 2025 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Sony Interactive Entertainment |
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Title | Direction | Release date | Distributor | Original game publisher | |
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Exit 8<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref> https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3853600/exit-8-live-action-adaptation-of-liminal-infinite-looping-horror-game/</ref> || Genki Kawamura || August 29, 2025 || Toho || Kotake Create | ||||
Mortal Kombat 2<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Simon McQuoid || October 24, 2025 || Warner Bros. Pictures || Warner Bros. Games | ||||
Five Nights at Freddy's 2<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name=FNAFsequels>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Emma Tammi || December 5, 2025 || Universal Pictures || ScottGames | |||
Untitled Resident Evil film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Zach Cregger || September 18, 2026 || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Jeff Fowler | March 19, 2027 | Paramount Pictures | Sega |
The Legend of Zelda<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Wes Ball || March 26, 2027 || rowspan="1" | Sony Pictures Releasing || Nintendo | ||||
Undated | |||||
Iron Lung<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Mark Fischbach || TBA || Mark Fischbach || David Szymanski | ||||
Return to Silent Hill<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web | ||||
Street Fighter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Kitao Sakurai || TBA || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom | |||
Watch Dogs<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Mathieu Turi || TBA || TBA || Ubisoft | ||||
In development | |||||
Bendy and the Ink Machine<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || André Øvredal || TBA || Radar Pictures || Joey Drew Studios | ||||
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Story Kitchen || Kepler Interactive | ||||
Comix Zone<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Picturestart || Sega | |||
Untitled Crossfire film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || rowspan="2" | Sony Pictures Releasing || Smilegate | ||||
Days Gone<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || rowspan="2" | Sony Interactive Entertainment | ||||
Death Stranding<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Michael Sarnoski || 2027 || A24 | ||||
Untitled Dead by Daylight film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || TBA || Behavior Interactive | ||||
Dredge<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Story Kitchen || Team 17 | ||||
Untitled Duke Nukem film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Legendary Pictures || Apogee Software/3D Realms | ||||
El Paso, Elsewhere<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | TBA | TBA | TBA | Strange Scaffold | |
Elden Ring<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Alex Garland || TBA || A24 || Bandai Namco Entertainment | ||||
Eternal Champions<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Skydance Media || Sega | ||||
F.E.A.R.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || TBA || Vivendi Universal Games | ||||
Untitled Firewatch film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || TBA|| Panic Inc. | ||||
Five Nights at Freddy's 3<ref name=FNAFsequels/> | TBA | TBA | Universal Pictures | ScottGames | |
Ghost of Tsushima<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Chad Stahelski || TBA || rowspan="3" | Sony Pictures Releasing || rowspan="3"| Sony Interactive Entertainment | ||||
Gravity Rush<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Anna Mastro || TBA | ||||
Helldivers<ref name="theverge">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA | ||||
Hello Neighbor: The Movie<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Boulderlight Pictures || tinyBuild | ||||
Horizon Zero Dawn<ref name="theverge"/> | TBA | TBA | Sony Pictures Releasing | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
Jak and Daxter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Ruben Fleischer || TBA | ||||
Just Cause<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Ángel Manuel Soto || TBA || Universal Pictures || Square Enix | ||||
Untitled Just Dance film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Sony Pictures Releasing || Ubisoft | ||||
Kingmakers<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Story Kitchen || tinyBuild | ||||
Untitled Metal Gear film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Jordan Vogt-Roberts || TBA || TBA |
Konami | |||
Untitled A Minecraft Movie sequel<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Warner Bros. Pictures || Mojang Studios | ||||
The Mortuary Assistant<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Jeremiah Kipp || TBA || Epic Pictures Group || DreadXP | ||||
Outlast<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Lionsgate || Red Barrels | ||||
OutRun<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Michael Bay || TBA || Universal Pictures || Sega | ||||
Untitled Pac-Man film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Wayfarer Studios || Bandai Namco Entertainment | ||||
Untitled Pokémon Detective Pikachu sequel<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Jonathan Krisel || TBA || TBA|| Nintendo The Pokémon Company | ||||
Poppy Playtime<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Legendary Pictures Studio71 || Mob Entertainment | ||||
Untitled Portal film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || J. J. Abrams || TBA || Warner Bros. Pictures || Valve Corporation | |||
Untitled Rabbids film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Todd Strauss-Schulson || TBA || Lionsgate || Ubisoft | ||||
Riders Republic<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah || TBA || Gaumont || Ubisoft | ||||
Ruiner<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Wes Ball || TBA || Universal Pictures || Reikon Games | ||||
Untitled Saints Row film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || F. Gary Gray || TBA || TBA || Deep Silver | ||||
Shinobi<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sam Hargrave || TBA || Universal Pictures || Sega | ||||
Slime Rancher<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Story Kitchen || Monomi Park | ||||
Space Channel 5<ref name=":1" /> | TBA | TBA | Picturestart | Sega | |
Untitled Space Invaders film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Warner Bros. Pictures || Taito | ||||
Split Fiction<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Jon M. Chu || TBA || Story Kitchen || Electronic Arts | ||||
Untitled Streets of Rage film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web | ||||
Untitled Talking Tom film | TBA | TBA | TBA | Outfit7 | |
The House of the Dead<ref>Deadline Hollywood</ref> | Paul W. S. Anderson | TBA | Story Kitchen | Sega | |
Untitled Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon film<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Michael Bay | TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures | Ubisoft | |
Vampire Survivors<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/vampire-survivors-dev-poncle-outlines-challenges-of-film-adaptation-the-game-has-no-plot</ref> | TBA | TBA | Story Kitchen | Poncle |
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Title | Direction | Release date | Worldwide box office | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Distributor | Original game publisher |
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Hironobu Sakaguchi | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || rowspan="2" |Columbia Pictures || Square | |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Tetsuya Nomura | Template:Dts | N/A | Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| N/A|| Square Enix Holdings | ||
Resident Evil: Degeneration | Makoto Kamiya | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Citation</ref> || N/A || rowspan="2" |Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan || rowspan="2" |Capcom | |||
Resident Evil: Damnation | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Citation</ref> | N/A | ||
Moshi Monsters: The Movie | Morgan Francis | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Citation</ref> || N/A || Universal Pictures || Mind Candy | |||
Heavenly Sword | Gun Ho Jung | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || Sony Pictures Entertainment || Sony Computer Entertainment | ||
Ratchet & Clank | Kevin Munroe | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Gramercy Pictures || Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
The Angry Birds Movie | Clay Kaytis Fergal Reilly |
Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Rovio Entertainment | |
Resident Evil: Vendetta | Takanori Tsujimoto | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>Template:Citation</ref> || N/A<ref>Template:Citation</ref> || Kadokawa || Capcom | |||
The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Thurop Van Orman | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Sony Pictures Releasing || Rovio Entertainment | |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic |
Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Universal Pictures || Nintendo |
Resident Evil: Death Island | Eiichirō Hasumi | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || Sony Pictures Releasing || Capcom |
UpcomingEdit
Title | Director | Release date | Distributor | Original game publisher | |
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Super Mario World<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic |
April 3, 2026 | Universal Pictures | ||
The Angry Birds Movie 3<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
John Rice | January 29, 2027 | Paramount Pictures | Rovio Entertainment Sega |
Stray<ref name="EW News">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | TBA | TBA | Annapurna Pictures | Annapurna Interactive | |
To the Moon<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> | TBA | TBA | TBA | Freebird Games |
JapaneseEdit
Live-actionEdit
AnimeEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Worldwide box office | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Distributor | Original game publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pokémon: The First Movie | Kunihiko Yuyama | Template:Dts (JP) November 12, 1999 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || rowspan="3"| Toho Warner Bros. Pictures || rowspan="17"| Nintendo The Pokémon Company | |
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | Template:Dts (JP) July 21, 2000 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
Pokémon 3: The Movie | Template:Dts (JP) April 6, 2001 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
Pokémon 4Ever | Template:Dts (JP) October 11, 2002 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || rowspan="4"| Toho Miramax Films | ||
Pokémon Heroes | Template:Dts (JP) May 16, 2003 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || N/A | ||||
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || N/A | ||||
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || N/A || rowspan="10" | Toho Viz Media | ||||
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | Template:Dts | ¥3,400,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai | Template:Dts | ¥5,020,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | Template:Dts | ¥4,800,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Template:Dts | ¥4,670,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A || N/A | ||||
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Template:Dts | ¥4,330,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | Template:Dts | ¥3,610,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Template:Dts | ¥3,170,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Template:Dts | ¥2,910,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | |||
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie | Shigeharu Takahashi Shinji Ushiro |
Template:Dts | $80,268,947Template:Efn | Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web | ||
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | Kunihiko Yuyama | Template:Dts | ¥2,610,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | Toho Viz Media |
Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! | Shigeharu Takahashi Shinji Ushiro |
Template:Dts | $58,850,969Template:Efn | N/A | N/A | Toho | Level-5 |
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Takeshi Nozue | Template:Dts (JP) Template:Dts (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name="numbers international">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts/100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Aniplex Stage 6 Films || Square Enix |
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | Kunihiko Yuyama | Template:Dts | ¥2,150,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | Toho Viz Media |
Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Template:Dts (JP) November 5, 2017 (NA) |
Template:US$<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || N/A | ||
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | Tomonori Sudō | Template:Dts | $19,027,568Template:Efn | N/A | N/A | Aniplex | Type-Moon |
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | Tetsuo Yajima | Template:Dts (JP) November 24, 2018 (NA) |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Template:Nts%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| N/A || Toho Viz Media || Nintendo The Pokémon Company | ||
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | Tomonori Sudō | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web | |||
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Kunihiko Yuyama Motonori Sakakibara |
Template:Dts | ¥2,980,000,000<ref name="eiren"/> | N/A | N/A | Toho Viz Media |
Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
NiNoKuni | Yoshiyuki Momose | Template:Dts | $2,000,000 | N/A | N/A | OLM, Inc. | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song | Tomonori Sudō | Template:Dts | $19,252,497 | N/A | N/A | Aniplex | Type-Moon |
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle | Tetsuo Yajima | Template:Dts | $23,600,000 | N/A | N/A | Toho Viz Media |
Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
Mandarin/CantoneseEdit
Live-actionEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Domestic box office | Original game publisher | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legend of the Ancient Sword | Renny Harlin | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Template:Interlanguage link<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Detention | John Hsu | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Red Candle Games | |
Dynasty Warriors: Destiny of an Emperor | Roy Chow | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Koei Tecmo Games |
AnimatedEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Domestic box office | Original game publisher | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seer | Liu Hong | Template:Dts<ref name="Ma">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥44,078,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) ||Shanghai Taomee Network | |
Roco Kingdom: The Dragon Knight | Sheng-jun Yu | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$)||Tencent<ref name="Ma" /> | |
Seer 2 | Wang Zhangjun | Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥31,219,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) ||Shanghai Taomee Network | |
Roco Kingdom: The Desire of Dragon | Sheng-jun Yu | Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥69,536,800<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Tencent<ref name="Ma" /> | |
Seer 3: Heroes Alliance | Wang Zhangjun Yin Yuqi |
Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥76,502,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) ||Shanghai Taomee Network | |
Roco Kingdom 3 | Gong Bingsi | Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥47,883,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Tencent<ref name="Ma"/> | |
Seer 4 | Wang Zhangjun Yin Yuqi |
Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥62,331,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) ||Shanghai Taomee Network | |
Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | Song Yuefeng | Template:Dts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| ¥57,409,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Nexon |
Seer 5: Rise of Thunder | Wang Zhangjun | Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref name="cbooo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥56,623,000<ref name="cbooo"/> (Template:US$) ||Shanghai Taomee Network | ||
Roco Kingdom 4 | Hugues Martel Dongbiao Cao |
Template:Dts<ref name="Ma"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || ¥76,985,000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Tencent<ref name="Ma"/> | |
Dragon Nest 2: Throne of Elves | Song Yuefeng | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || Nexon | |
Seer 6: Invincible Puni | Wang Zhangjun | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) || rowspan="2" |Shanghai Taomee Network | |
Seer 7: Crazy Intelligence | Template:Dts | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> (Template:US$) |
Television filmsEdit
ReleasedEdit
UpcomingEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Original game publisher | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Undated | |||||
Untitled Beyond Good & Evil film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Rob Letterman || TBA || Ubisoft | ||||
BioShock<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Francis Lawrence || TBA || 2K Games | ||||
Gears of War<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || David Leitch || TBA || Xbox Game Studios | |||
Untitled Carmen Sandiego film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Brøderbund | ||||
Untitled Dragon's Lair film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Don Bluth || TBA || Cinematronics | ||||
Untitled It Takes Two film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Electronic Arts | ||||
Mega Man<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Capcom | |||
Sifu<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
TBA | TBA | Slocap |
The Sims<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Kate Herron || TBA || Electronic Arts | ||||
ToeJam & Earl<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || TBA || TBA || Sega | ||||
Untitled Tom Clancy's The Division film<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Rawson Marshall Thurber || TBA || Ubisoft |
Direct-to-videoEdit
Live-actionEdit
AnimationEdit
Short filmsEdit
Listed below are original short films produced, commissioned or licensed from a game publisher.
Documentaries on video gamesEdit
Theatrical releasesEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|---|
8BIT | Marcin Ramocki Justin Strawhand |
2006 | The intersections of video games, art, and music | |
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade | Lincoln Ruchti | 2007 | The golden age of video arcade games | |
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | Seth Gordon | Template:Dts | The rivalry between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe over the Donkey Kong record high score | |
Frag | Mike Pasley | 2008 | Professional video gaming | |
Second Skin | Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza | Template:Dts | Follows seven people through the world of MMORPGs | |
Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters | Adam Cornelius | 2011 | A documentary following world-record holding Tetris players as they prepare for the 2010 Championships<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Indie Game: The Movie | James Swirsky Lisanne Pajot |
2012 | Documentary about the struggles of independent game developers Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes during the development of Super Meat Boy, Phil Fish during the development of Fez, and also Jonathan Blow, who reflects on the success of Braid. | |
Thank You for Playing | David Osit Malika Zouhali-Worrall |
2015 | Follows the creation of the arthouse video game That Dragon, Cancer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
The Lost Arcade | Kurt Vincent | About the influence of the Chinatown Fair arcade on the fighting game community and New York City as a whole.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Moleman 4 - Longplay | Szilárd Matusik | 2017 | A documentary which recounts the so far little-known story of the beginnings of video game development behind the Iron Curtain. Outfoxed Nintendo, surprised Commodore engineers, The Last Ninja story, a games software outfit that dodged the limelight and led the world. | |
Polybius: The Video Game That Doesn't Exist | Stuart Brown | About the urban legend of Polybius.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
League of Legends Origins | Leslie Iwerks | 2019 | Fans, experts and creators of the League of Legends detail the game's rise from free demo to global esports titan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Uncle Art | Lucy Lowe | The story of the man behind some of the most memorable gaming music of the '80s and '90s -- Starglider, Carrier Command, Beneath a Steel Sky, After Burner and more: Dave Lowe.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest | Mads Hedegaard | 2022 | Following the attempts of Kim "Cannon Arm" Kobke to break the world record of arcade game Gyruss.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
TelevisionEdit
Title | Direction | Original air date(s) | Network | Subject |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thumb Candy | James Bobin | 2000 | Channel 4 | History of video games |
Games Odyssey | Carsten Walter | 2002 | 3sat | German four-part documentary about the history of video games, simulations, digital adventures and video games as an art form |
Game Makers | Various directors | 2002–2005 | G4 | Series on video game industry figures |
Tetris: From Russia With Love | Magnus Temple | 2004 | BBC Four | History of the 1980s Tetris game phenomenon |
The Video Game Revolution | Greg Palmer | PBS | ||
History of Video Games | Unknown | No before than February 2005 | Discovery Asia | |
Game On!: The Unauthorized History of Videogames | Bob Waldman | 2006 | CNBC | The story of the video games industry at the Wii and PlayStation 3 console launches |
I, VIDEOGAME | Unknown | 2007 | Discovery | |
Rise of the Video Game | David Kempner | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe | Al Campbell | 2009 | BBC Four | |
Cyberdreams/Cyberdrømme | Unknown | 2011 | DK4 Denmark | Danish documentary about the national eSports team competing in World Cyber Games |
How Videogames Changed the World | Graham Proud Marcus Daborn |
2013 | Channel 4 | Charlie Brooker explores the history of interactive entertainment and how it is changing how we work, communicate and play |
The Gamechangers | Owen Harris | 2015 | BBC Two | The story of the controversy caused by Grand Theft Auto, a video game series by Rockstar Games, as various attempts were made to halt the production of the games. |
Other releasesEdit
Title | Direction | Release date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Game Over: Gender, Race & Violence in Video Games | Nina Huntemann | 2000 | An educational documentary that explores the messages video games send about sex, race, gender, and violence.Template:Citation needed | |
Once Upon Atari | Howard Scott Warshaw | 2003 | Documentary about the rise and fall of Atari, with behind the scenes input from video game designers and programmers who worked there.Template:Citation needed | |
Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession | David Carr David Comtois |
2004 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
It's in the Game | Unknown | 2007 | The game industry, technology, and the future of gaming.Template:Citation needed | |
Beyond the Game | Jos de Putter | 2008 | About the world of professional video gaming. | |
Playing Columbine | Danny Ledonne | Following the video game Super Columbine Massacre RPG! in which players experience the Columbine High School massacre through the eyes of the murderers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Moral Kombat | Spencer Halpin | 2009 | A study of video game violence.Template:Citation needed | |
Get Lamp | Jason Scott | 2010 | Documentary by historian Jason Scott about interactive fiction (text adventures) and Infocom.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
King of Chinatown | Jordan Levinson Calvin Theobald |
Following professional esports player Justin Wong as he and his manager TriForce, attempt to make a career in the competitive Street Fighter IV scene.Template:Citation needed | ||
Level Up - A story about gamers and the games they play | Justin Switzer | 2011 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience | Brad Crawford | 2012 | Historical documentary about the evolution of Japanese arcades and the culture surrounding it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang | Paul Owens | Documentary about the history of the company Mojang and its creation, Minecraft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
The Smash Brothers | Travis Beauchamp | 2013 | A documentary series that covers the early years of the Super Smash Bros. Melee competitive scene, focusing on the lives and subsequent story-lines of seven of the game's most dominant players at the time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
The Art of the Game | Matthew Davis Walker | 2014 | Documentary that focuses on Academy of Art University students as they compete for a position in the game industry.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Atari: Game Over | Zak Penn | Documentary on the Atari video game burial excavation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
Free to Play | Valve | Documentary by video game developer Valve about the lives of three players competing in a gaming tournament for Dota 2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
From Bedrooms to Billions | Anthony Caulfield Nicola Caulfield |
Documentary telling the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Good Game | Mary Ratliff | Nine men pursue careers in competitive video games as members of the Evil Geniuses' StarCraft II division.Template:Citation needed | ||
Gaming in Color | Philip Jones | Documentary on the LGBTQ community in video games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
The King of Arcades | Sean Tiedeman | Following classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez as he opens an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey.Template:Citation needed | ||
Video Games: The Movie | Jeremy Snead | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
GameLoading - Rise of the Indies | Anna Brady Lester Francois |
2015 | Follows several independent game developers, including Davey Wreden (The Stanley Parable), Rami Ismail (Luftrausers) and Zoë Quinn (Depression Quest).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
GTFO | Shannon Sun-Higginson | Documentary about sexism and women in the world of video games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler | Andrew Seklir Tim Kinzy |
Following players as they try to accumulate a billion points on the 1982 arcade game Nibbler.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Nintendo Quest | Rob McCallum | Documentary road film about Jay Bartlett and his quest to acquire all 678 licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games within the span of 30 days, without purchasing any games online.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | ||
Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound | Karen Collins | 2016 | Examining the history of game sound design from penny arcades, pinball and video games up to 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
FGC: Rise of the Fighting Game Community | Esteban Martinez | Documentary about the fighting game community.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years! | Anthony Caulfield Nicola Caulfield |
Documentary on the Amiga and how it influenced a generation of game developers.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
Console Wars | Jonah Tulis Blake J. Harris |
2020 | Documentary about the 1990s console wars between Nintendo and Sega in the 16-bit era and the rise and fall of Sega in the home console market.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
From Bedrooms to Billions: The PlayStation Revolution | Anthony Caulfield Nicola Caulfield |
Documentary on the creation of the Sony PlayStation and its successor consoles.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
Insert Coin | Joshua Y. Tsui | Documentary on the history of Midway Games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Metagame | Travis Beauchamp | A follow-up to 2013's The Smash Brothers, this documentary series focuses on the events that led up to the rise of the Five Gods of Melee, and their subsequent downfall and defeat at the hands of William "Leffen" Hjelte.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era | Edward Payson | 2021 | Documentary on video game collecting.Template:Citation needed | |
Power On: The Story of Xbox | Andrew Stephan | Documentary of the story of the creation, evolution, challenges and legacy of Microsoft Xbox consoles after 20 years of its original launch, divided on 6 chapters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Stamps Back | Szilárd Matusik | 2022 | The story of how teenagers in Hungary ignited a computing revolution in the 1980s with illegally copied video games from the West, and began the Hungarian demoscene.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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We Met in Virtual Reality | Joe Hunting | Documentary that takes place entirely within the video game VRChat, exploring the social relations developed by users and how their lives were changed by their time on the platform.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | ||
Running With Speed | Patrick Lope Nicholas Mross |
2023 | Documentary about the speedrunning community narrated by speedrunning historian Summoning Salt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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FPS: First Person Shooter | David L. Craddock Christopher Stratton |
Bringing together the largest ensemble of gaming icons ever assembled on screen, FPS: First Person Shooter takes fans on a nostalgic journey through classics from Doom and Duke Nukem 3D to GoldenEye 007, Halo, and beyond. | ||
Grand Theft Hamlet | Sam Crane Pinny Grylls |
2024 | Documentary about a production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet delivered entirely in Grand Theft Auto Online during the COVID-19 lockdown in England in 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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George A. Romero's Resident Evil | Brandon Salisbury | 2025 | About the unrealized film adaptation of the horror video game series Resident Evil, for which filmmaker George A. Romero was considered as a director.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Films with plots centered on video gamesEdit
- Tron (1982) – Directed by Steven Lisberger. Kevin Flynn, an arcade game designer, gets sucked into the video game world he created and has to fight his way back to the real world.
- Nightmares (1983) – Directed by Joseph Sargent. The segment "Bishop of Battle" stars Emilio Estevez as a video game wizard who breaks into the arcade at night to get to the 13th level, in doing so he becomes part of the game.
- WarGames (1983) – Directed by John Badham. Computer hacker breaks into military intelligence computer to play games, which almost starts a thermonuclear war.
- Joysticks (1983) – Directed by Greydon Clark. When 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.
- Cloak & Dagger (1984) – Directed by Richard Franklin. A young boy has secret plans given to him in the form of a video game cartridge, which he must protect from spies.
- The Last Starfighter (1984) – Directed by Nick Castle. A boy, who is very good at a video game in his trailer park, finds himself recruited to be a pilot for an alien defense force just like the game he plays.
- The Dungeonmaster (1985) – Directed by Charles Band & Ted Nicolaou. A computer whiz is drawn into a series of realistic simulations by a demonic wizard who considers him a worthy adversary. Armed with his wrist-mounted X-CaliBR8 computer, he must solve the puzzles and rescue his girlfriend.
- Hollywood Zap! (1986) – Directed by David Cohen. A bored clerk decides to quit his job and travel to Hollywood, California to fulfill his dreams and to find his missing father. He chooses a hustler as his traveling companion, but both of them experience disillusionment during their quest.
- Kung Fu Master (1988) – Directed by Agnès Varda. A love story between a 40-year-old woman (Jane Birkin) and a 15-year-old boy addicted to the arcade game Kung-Fu Master.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Wizard (1989) – Directed by Todd Holland. A boy with mental problems decides to run away to compete in a video game contest and his brother helps him hitchhike to the tournament. Features numerous NES video games, primarily Super Mario Bros. 3 before its American release.
- The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Directed by Brett Leonard. A mentally handicapped man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science and virtual reality.
- Arcade (1993) – Directed by Albert Pyun. A teenager has to battle inside of a deadly virtual reality video game, in order to save her friends.
- Brainscan (1994) – Directed by John Flynn. A teenager is sent a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to make the game the most horrifying experience imaginable. He stops playing, only to find evidence that the murders depicted in the game actually happened.
- Nirvana (1997) – Directed by Gabriele Salvatores. A computer game designer finds that his latest video game has a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo.
- eXistenZ (1999) – Directed by David Cronenberg. A game designer finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- How to Make a Monster (2001) – Directed by George Huang. An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.
- Avalon (2001) – Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Science fiction film centered on a war-themed, virtual reality MMO under the same title.
- Game Over (2003) – Directed by Jason Bourque. Uses footage from five different Digital Pictures games.
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) – Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Carmen Cortez is caught in a virtual reality game designed by their new nemesis, the Toymaker. Juni, her little brother, goes into the game to save her as well as beta players and the world.
- GameBox 1.0 (2004) – Directed by David Hillenbrand & Scott Hillenbrand. A video game tester must fight to escape from a video game that has become all too real.
- Satan's Little Helper (2004) – Directed by Jeff Lieberman. A nine-year old gamer mistakes a costumed killer for a video game version of the Devil.
- Devour (2005) – Directed by David Winkler. A college student is under the demonic influence of an online game.
- Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) - Directed by Rick Bota. Features a MMORPG based on the Hellraiser mythology.
- Grandma's Boy (2006) – Directed by Nicholaus Goossen. A 35-year-old game tester develops a game in secret only to have someone at work try to steal it.
- Stay Alive (2006) – Directed by William Brent Bell. Friends start dying just like they did in a video game they all played.
- Ben X (2007) – Directed by Nic Balthazar. The main character Ben is an autistic boy obsessed with an MMORPG called ArchLord. He plays the game to escape being bullied and has one online friend named Scarlite. He considers suicide until he meets Scarlite in person.
- Press Start (2007) – Directed by Ed Glaser. Average suburban youth Zack Nimbus is recruited by an ill-tempered ninja and a tough-as-nails space soldier to save the world from a tyrannical, but comically insecure, sorcerer. References to many classic video games.
- WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) – Directed by Stuart Gillard. Is a sequel to WarGames.
- Gamer (2009) – Directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor. A man has to save humanity from being enslaved by an MMO.
- Assault Girls (2009) – Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Three girls in an MMO team up to win a boss battle.
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) – Directed by Edgar Wright. Is an action comedy film rife with video game references and plot conceit similar to fighting games.
- Tron: Legacy (2010) – Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Kevin Flynn's son Sam finds his missing father in a new version of the virtual game world and has a similar journey as his father did fighting to get back to reality.
- Black Heaven (2010) – Directed by Gilles Marchand. An innocent young man becomes enamored with a mysterious girl. He is lured into "Black Hole" – a dark, obscure video game world of avatars with deadly serious intentions in the real world.
- RPG Metanoia (2010) – Directed by Luis C. Suárez. Is a Philippine animated adventure film in which a MMORPG called Metanoia gets infected by a virus which affects the online world, and a young player goes on a journey to save the online world and prevent it from taking over the offline world.Template:Citation needed
- Best Player (2011) – Directed by Richard Amberg. Is a comedy film about two gamers.
- Ra.One (2011) – Directed by Anubhav Amant. Is an Indian Bollywood superhero film, where a video game developer creates an unstoppable villain for his son which becomes all too real.
- .hack//The Movie (2012) – Directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama. Is a Japanese anime film based on .hack, a franchise of anime, video games, novels and manga that debuted in 2002, about a virtual reality MMORPG.
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012) – Directed by Rich Moore. An arcade game villain who dreams of being a hero decides to leave his game in order to become one. Features cameos by multiple licensed video game characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Man, Ryu & Bowser.
- Noobz (2012) – Directed by Blake Freeman. A motley crew of gamers participate in a video game competition.
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014) – Directed by James Rolfe and Kevin Finn. This film is based on the web series of the same name, it tells us about the Nerd's long journey to discover the secrets of the cartridges buried in the desert of New Mexico of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game for the Atari 2600, considered the worst videogame of all time.
- Pixels (2015) – Directed by Chris Columbus. When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of Arcade video games and console games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults to fight aliens such as Donkey Kong and Pac-Man.
- Beta Test (2016) – Directed by Nicholas Gyeney. A gamer discovers that events in a new video game are being mirrored in the real world, and joins forces with the game's protagonist to unravel the conspiracy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Warriors Gate (2016) – Directed by Matthias Hoene. An avid game is transported to a parallel dimension.
- Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) – Directed by Tomohiko Itō. Is a Japanese anime film based on Sword Art Online, a novel, manga and anime franchise that debuted in 2002, about a virtual reality MMO, with Ordinal Scale being about an augmented reality MMO.
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) – Directed by Jake Kasdan. Teenagers find a vintage video game version of Jumanji and get sucked into its jungle setting.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- eHero (2018) – Directed by Joseph Procopio. An up-and-coming video gamer and his team must overcome a fiery gaming superstar, as well as their own battling egos, to win the ultimate video game championship.Template:Citation needed
- Good Game: The Beginning (2018) – Directed by Umut Aral. An underdog Esports team that competes in a League of Legends tournament
- Ready Player One (2018) – Directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on the 2011 novel of the same name, it is set in a dystopian future and is about the search for an easter egg in a virtual reality game called Oasis.
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) – Directed by Rich Moore & Phil Johnston. Sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, and part of the Wreck-It Ralph franchise.
- Serenity (2019) – Directed by Steven Knight. Midway through the film, it is revealed that the story is occurring inside a virtual world.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The King's Avatar: For the Glory (2019) – Directed by Zhiwei Deng & Juansheng Shi. Animated film based on the Chinese web novel of the same name.
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) – Directed by Jake Kasdan. Sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
- Fearless (2020) – Directed by Cory Edwards. Two high school seniors try to return three babies to the video game they came from after they mysteriously arrive on Earth.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Boss Level (2021) – Directed by Joe Carnahan. A retired soldier is trapped in a never-ending time loop that repeatedly results in his death. It adapts video game tropes in film format.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Free Guy (2021) – Directed by Shawn Levy. Guy, a non-player character, becomes aware of his world being a video game called Free City.
- 8-Bit Christmas (2021) – Directed by Michael Dowse. A father recounts his quest to get a Nintendo Entertainment System in the 1980s.
- Choose or Die (2022) – Directed by Toby Meakins. As people play the text-based video game CURS>R, the game begins to interact with the real world.
- 1Up (2022) – Directed by Kyle Newman. An all-girl team competes in a gaming competition.
- Fantasy Football (2022) – Directed by Anton Cropper. A girl plays Madden NFL 23 to control her Dad in actual NFL games.
- Tetris (2023) – Directed by Jon S. Baird. Biopic movie about the battle led by Henk Rogers for the Tetris rights for its version of Famicom & NES and the upcoming Game Boy during the Tensions of the Cold War between the United States and the U.S.S.R. in late 80's.
- Gran Turismo (2023) – Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Biopic movie about a Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan-sponsored video game competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Tron: Ares (2025) – Directed by Joachim Rønning. Standalone sequel to Tron: Legacy.
See alsoEdit
- Video game adaptation in film and television
- List of television series based on video games
- List of animated series based on video games
- List of anime based on video games
- List of highest-grossing films based on video games
- List of video games based on films
- List of video games based on comics
- Machinima