10 best movies based on video games

Films made based on video games, scores, but most of them, unfortunately, are disgusting. Layfhaker studied IMDb ratings "kinopoisk», Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, and presents the top ten most successful paintings that are not ashamed to look.

Warcraft

• Fantasy, adventure, thriller.
• United States, 2016.
• IMDb: 6,9.

The film takes place in the universe of World of Warcraft - a rather complicated and not very interesting to those who are not familiar with the original game story. Nevertheless, the Russian audience liked the movie. In addition, the "Warcraft" is the first painting, which charges crossed the threshold of $ 400 million. Those who are indifferent to the WoW universe, "Warcraft" may seem a through fantasy, but nourishes true love for the creations Blizzard satisfied.

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resident Evil

• Horror, science fiction, drama, action.
• Germany, UK, France, USA, 2002.
• IMDb: 6,7.

Series Resident Evil films can compete in popularity with the original franchise. In the game story movies only borrowed the concept of the walking dead, and powerful corporation Umbrella. It is noteworthy that the script for the first part, wrote one of the most famous contemporary authors post-apocalyptic stories, George Romero, but at the last moment decided to replace the younger Paul Anderson.

From 2002 to 2016 came the first six films, the best of which, judging by the audience rating, it is still the first. If you love zombie stories and female protagonists in action movies - do not miss.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

• Action, Fantasy, Adventure.
• USA, 2010.
• IMDb: 6,6.

Adaptation of the same game in 2003 with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role has received mixed reviews from critics. Those who would like to see in "Prince of Persia" serious drama, disappointed. But those who were looking for light and jaunty movie on one view, were satisfied. A separate group consists of fans of the game, earnestly relating to the original story: the film is left of it not so much.

"Prince of Persia" is worth seeing because of the exciting chases, fights, unpretentious humor and excellent acting composition - attributes that distinguish this rather naive and children's film adaptations of the galaxy of second-rate video games.

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Silent Hill

• Thriller, horror, mystery, drama.
• Canada, France, Japan, USA, 2006.
• IMDb: 6,6.

A screen adaptation of the first part of Silent Hill is designed not only to fans of the game. This is a decent horror in all respects with its own atmosphere and that pleases minimum computer graphics. As a game, it's not a movie scary Screamer, and its atmosphere and persistent sense of suspense that accompanies watching a movie.

the game scenario has changed here: the protagonist is a woman, has changed the role of the secondary characters and many plot twists. Part was originally put into the game magic has disappeared, but the output will get the classic Mighty thriller for a couple of views.

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Need for Speed: Need for speed

• Action, Drama, Crime.
• US, Britain, France, the Philippines, in 2014.
• IMDb: 6,5.

series of games can not boast of developed plot: as a rule, it all comes down to the fact that your hero involved in street racing, periodically hiding from the police, wins, buys and tuning racing cars. Starting with Underground 2 developers think through the story and characters, but the story in them still for show.

Apart from the name, the film is borrowed from the game itself the concept of street racing and some difficult circumstances, forcing the hero to take part in underground competitions. Starring participated Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman from "Breaking Bad"), Michael Keaton and Rami Malek of "Mr. Robot." Movie turned out quite good - at least for fans of all sorts of "Fast and the Furious" and other films "with wheelbarrows."

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last fantasy

• Cartoon, fantasy, action, melodrama.
• Japan, USA, 2001.
• IMDb: 6,4.

This is not the only attempt to bring Final Fantasy to the screens, but perhaps the most famous. The film is not directly related to any of the games in the series and takes place in a post-apocalyptic future.

This is the first full-length film, all the characters whose photorealistic modeled using computer animation - a real breakthrough in animation. Despite the fact that 16 years have passed, fans of the "Final Fantasy" can be found even now - they note crafted script, beautiful picture and entertainment pictures.

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Angry Birds in the movies

• Cartoon, comedy, adventure, family movie.
• USA, Finland, in 2016.
• IMDb: 6,3.

Here the viewer has been waiting for a modern graphics and high detail. In the original game, the story itself is absent, and a cartoon in which creation took part Rovio (the company-developer of Angry Birds), explains why birds do not like pigs. Cartoon is designed for children of all ages, so you can watch the whole family.

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

• Fantasy, action.
• USA, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, in 2001.
• IMDb: 5,8.

Female incarnation of Indiana Jones - Lara Croft - for many is associated primarily with Angelina Jolie, and only then with angular figure with exaggerated breasts of the Tomb Raider series of games. Perhaps one of the weakest work in the filmography of Jolie, but one of the best adaptations of video games.

Both films (the second part came out two years later) today seem naive, but in each of them worthy involved the cast, which includes Sean Bean, Daniel Craig, Gerard Butler, Til Schweiger and young Jorah Mormont - Ian Glen. If you like Angelina Jolie or adventure to ancient legends, the search for artifacts, fights and chases - do not miss.

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Mortal Kombat

• Fantasy, adventure, thriller.
• USA, 1995.
• IMDb: 5,8.

Everything connected with Mortal Kombat, has been the subject of worship for all children in the 1990s. These are the games on the Sega and the first computer, sticker album, chips, and of course, movies. Johnny Cage Fighter, a movie star, turned into a generation hero. In the second part of the character it was not, but the film continued to watch and review - in fact it's Mortal Kombat!

If you like to play with friends in a series of fighting games, but did not see the "Mortal Kombat" - try it you might like (at least the first part).

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Assassin's Creed

• Fantasy, action, adventure.
• UK, USA, France, Hong Kong, 2016.
• IMDb: 5,9.

Opinions critics regarding the adaptation of Assassin's Creed is divided: some thought it a worthy and entertaining film, others have compared the picture director Justin Kurzel with Uwe Boll, from year to year lifts the disgusting adaptation video games.

However, as always, in the middle: the viewer is not waiting for the most stupid story, a good shooter and a great play by Michael Fassbender. Fans of the original game, "Prince of Persia" and other parkour in sand scenery - recommended.

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