Resident Evil

R

Released Mar 15, 2002

1h 40m

Horror

Action

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36%

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132 Reviews

67%

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250,000+ Ratings

Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Un-dead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Like other video game adapations, Resident Evil is loud, violent, formulaic, and cheesy.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

An ultra-gory video game-to-movie disappointment.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Scott Foundas

Variety

Despite a promising setup, pic never really goes anywhere, instead immersing viewers in a kinetic onslaught of flesh (namely, that of Milla Jovovich) and flesh-eaters (most of the rest of the cast).

Mar 31, 2009

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Hats off, however, to the production team for the set designs and one very imaginative death-by-laser sequence. The rest is a derivative, tedious mess.

Jun 24, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

If you can manage to shut off your brain, you might allow yourself to get caught up in its claustrophobic action, which has sufficient production value to keep your mind off of the ludicrous storyline.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 8, 2024

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Zombie movies of course allow for a certain degree of poor acting – and that certainly is the case here.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 4, 2022

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Here is the truth of it: film critics, generally speaking, are rather too hard on poor Paul W.S. Anderson. At his best, he is a marvellous purveyor of slickly engineered B-grade entertainment.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 26, 2021

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Graham M

A very unfaithful adaptation of the videogame, both with storyline and atmosphere, Resident Evil is still an interesting sci-fi movie from the early 2000s that is better than most videogame related movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Jay H

"I'm missing you already."

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Howard H

Milla carries this film. Fan of the games and sets up the first game. Milla has the most beautiful eyes on any actress ever.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Gorptholemew T

🍅 6.1/10 Watched this with WildandCrazy for a wild good time then he proceeded to show me the wonderful world of red dead redemption 2. This can only be described as peak early 2000s cheese that Paul WS Anderson is masterful at bringing to life. it may not be good but it's so damn consumable. Great movie to watch with friends for a great time. Grade B

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Maxwell J

Thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Great sci-fi plot that aged really well. CG is dated but scary. A lot of fun with some good acting and cool action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Eeva V

Amazing zombie action movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Synopsis

Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Un-dead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer: Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenwriter: Alan B. McElroy
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: New Legacy, Impact Pictures, Metropolitan, Davis Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Strong Horror Violence|Strong Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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