The Worst Movies Based on Video Games Ever Made

It never fails. Whenever a great video game comes out and becomes a hit, Hollywood wants to get a piece of the action. Video game adaptations have been a major trend since the first live-action “Super Mario Bros” movie in 1993. Since then, there have been a few good video game movies, such as “Detective Pikachu” and the animated film, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” However, most video game adaptations are poor in quality. Today, we’ll tell you about the worst movies based on video games.

You’ll find games on this list in a variety of genres. There are several notoriously bad horror game films, like “Silent Hill,” the Resident Evil films, and the 2005 version of “Doom.” There are also plenty of adventure movies that you should avoid, such as “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” and “Monster Hunter.” Movie studios have also tried to convert 2D fighting games, like “Mortal Kombat,” “DOA: Dead or Alive,” and “Street Fighter” to the big screen with disastrous results. Of course, the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider films also make an appearance here.

There are many reasons why these are the worst movies based on video games. Often, it’s because there’s not enough story in a game that can be told during a two-hour film. To make up for this, the screenwriters will typically make things up, and the results don’t make much sense. In many cases, the studio just hopes audiences will show up based on the game’s name. Even if this works, the film typically doesn’t have legs and soon fails at the box office. Finally, many of these movies have limited budgets, so they don’t get the special effects they need to live up to the hype. You should definitely skip these films. (After this article, check out The Most Followed Video Game Franchises in the US .)

To determine the worst movies based on video games, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of June 2024, weighting all ratings equally. Only movies with at least 10,000 IMDb user votes were considered. Director information is from IMDb.

Here is the list of the worst movies based on video games:

40. Warcraft (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 6.7/10 (31,752 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 76% (31,752 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (232 reviews)
• Directed by: Duncan Jones

39. Tomb Raider (2018)

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• IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (10,923 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 55% (10,923 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 52% (320 reviews)
• Directed by: Roar Uthaug

38. Resident Evil (2002)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (250,000 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 67% (250,000 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 35% (131 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

37. Monster Hunter (2020)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (1,494 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 70% (1,494 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 45% (95 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

36. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (436,928 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 58% (436,928 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 37% (229 reviews)
• Directed by: Mike Newell

35. Silent Hill (2006)

Source: Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 6.5/10 (250,000 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 63% (250,000 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 32% (103 reviews)
• Directed by: Christophe Gans

34. Mortal Kombat (1995)

Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema

• IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (311,944 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (311,944 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (43 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

33. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (141,665 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 48% (141,665 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 44% (144 reviews)
• Directed by: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara

32. Injustice (2021)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (350 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 41% (350 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 50% (6 reviews)
• Directed by: Matt Peters

31. The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing

• IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (29,514 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 46% (29,514 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (161 reviews)
• Directed by: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly

30. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (250 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 65% (250 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 30% (87 reviews)
• Directed by: Johannes Roberts

29. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (390,643 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 58% (390,643 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 25% (101 reviews)
• Directed by: Russell Mulcahy

28. Need for Speed (2014)

Source: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (59,609 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (59,609 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 23% (186 reviews)
• Directed by: Scott Waugh

27. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (59,594 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 48% (59,594 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 37% (102 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

26. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing

• IMDb user rating: 6.1/10 (408,048 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 60% (408,048 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 19% (134 reviews)
• Directed by: Alexander Witt

25. Hitman (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 6.2/10 (306,464 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 57% (306,464 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (105 reviews)
• Directed by: Xavier Gens

24. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 5.3/10 (242,004 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 51% (242,004 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (74 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

23. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems

• IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (128,380 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 48% (128,380 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 21% (107 reviews)
• Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

22. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 5.8/10 (556,311 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 47% (556,311 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 20% (163 reviews)
• Directed by: Simon West

21. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (421,060 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 44% (421,060 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 24% (176 reviews)
• Directed by: Jan de Bont

20. Ratchet & Clank (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features

• IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (9,621 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (9,621 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 21% (81 reviews)
• Directed by: Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland

19. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

• IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (472,695 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 36% (472,695 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 33% (46 reviews)
• Directed by: Corey Yuen

18. Assassin’s Creed (2016)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (57,555 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 42% (57,555 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (225 reviews)
• Directed by: Justin Kurzel

17. Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 5.7/10 (39,510 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 40% (39,510 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (130 reviews)
• Directed by: Aleksander Bach

16. Doom (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (333,651 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 34% (333,651 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (138 reviews)
• Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak

15. Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

• IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (173,313 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (173,313 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 28% (43 reviews)
• Directed by: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton

14. Max Payne (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 5.3/10 (230,569 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (230,569 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (135 reviews)
• Directed by: John Moore

13. Doom: Annihilation (2019)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (331 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 15% (331 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 43% (7 reviews)
• Directed by: Tony Giglio

12. Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

Source: Courtesy of Open Road Films

• IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (42,397 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 35% (42,397 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (59 reviews)
• Directed by: M.J. Bassett

11. Postal (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Vivendi Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (81,878 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 34% (81,878 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (46 reviews)
• Directed by: Uwe Boll

10. Tekken (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (11,298 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (11,298 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (6 reviews)
• Directed by: Dwight H. Little

9. Double Dragon (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Gramercy Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (29,969 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (29,969 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (16 reviews)
• Directed by: James Yukich

8. Wing Commander (1999)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 4.3/10 (19,885 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (19,885 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (51 reviews)
• Directed by: Chris Roberts

7. Street Fighter (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

• IMDb user rating: 4.1/10 (79,772 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (79,772 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (40 reviews)
• Directed by: Steven E. de Souza

6. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema

• IMDb user rating: 3.6/10 (88,363 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (88,363 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (50 reviews)
• Directed by: John R. Leonetti

5. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Freestyle Releasing

• IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (103,753 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (103,753 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (52 reviews)
• Directed by: Uwe Boll

4. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

• IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (207,464 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (207,464 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (61 reviews)
• Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak

3. BloodRayne (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Romar Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 3.0/10 (135,993 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (135,993 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (54 reviews)
• Directed by: Uwe Boll

2. Alone in the Dark (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate Films

• IMDb user rating: 2.4/10 (57,801 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 11% (57,801 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 1% (123 reviews)
• Directed by: Uwe Boll

1. House of the Dead (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment

• IMDb user rating: 2.1/10 (46,870 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 10% (46,870 votes)
• Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (61 reviews)
• Directed by: Uwe Boll

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