Movies Inspired By Games

Movies Inspired By Games is a video game concept

People often talk about movie licensed games like The Terminator: Future Shock, but let it not be forgotten that the flow goes both ways. When it does we end up video game licensed movies like Resident Evil: Extinction.

Through the years games have inspired or had a strong base in movies. Here you will find a list of these games that have been either made into a movie or been a key feature in the movie such as in Super Mario Bros the movie which was based off the original game Super Mario Bros.

Movies

This list is incomplete. For the full list, look at the buttom of this page.
The movies appear in random order.

Every man has to face his own demons
Max Payne

Directed by: John Moore
Release date: 16th October 2008
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis,Donal Logue and Beau Bridges.
Plot: Follow NYPD detective Max Payne, a man with nothing to lose, as he hunts down the murderers of his wife and daughter. His personal vendetta takes him through the criminal underworld, where he encounters the designer drug "Valkyr", which helps him connect the dots.

Movie based on: Max Payne.





Ultimate plumbers

Super Mario Bros

Directed by:Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel
Release Date: 28th May 1993
Staring: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, and Samantha Mathis
Plot: This story is about two brothers with their own plumbing company who agree to help out a paleontologist named Daisy who made a find on a construction site which turns out to be a portal to an alternate universe where dinosaurs have evolved rather than humans and its all reigned over by King Koopa who is trying to combine to two worlds and have total control. The only ones who can help are the Mario brothers along with Daisy, the lost princess of the dinosaur universe.

Movie based loosely on the Super Mario franchise.



More demons!
Doom

Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Release Date: 21st October 2005
Staring: Dwayne Johnson,Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Plot: Space Marines led by Dwayne Johnson are sent to investigate strange events at a research facility on a distant planet but find they are facing genetically enhanced killing machines. They must find the artillery and survive until they can be rescued.

Movie based on Doom 3.





Come on in, if you dare

House of the dead

Directed by: Uwe Boll
Release Date: 10th October 2003
Staring: Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard
Plot: A group of kids go to a deserted island for a rave only to find out that everyone has been changed into zombies. Now they must survive the night and hope for rescue unless the doctor gets to them first.

Movie based on ???.





Dead or Alive, its worth getting your but kicked by these girls.

Dead or Alive

Directed by: Corey Yuen
Release Date: 15th June 2007 (usa)
Staring: Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki,Erick Roberts
Plot: A group of young martial artists are invited to the yearly secret DOA tournament where it turns out to be more than a tournament but a battle for their lives.

Movie based loosely on the Dead or Alive franchise.








The Ultimate Fight

Mortal Kombat

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Date:
18th August 1995
Starring:
Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Plot:
Three top martial artists are summoned to a strange island where they must battle beings from an alternate dimension in which the outcome will decide the fate of the world, but with the help of a being from that dimension, Rayden, they may just succeed.

Movie based loosely on the Mortal Kombat franchise.





Shhh! No talking during the movie

Silent Hill

Directed by: Christophe Gans
Release Date:
21st April 2006
Starring:
Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden
Plot:
A woman goes in search for a cure to her daughters troubles which leads her to the town of Hill which is built on a burning coal mine. Apon reaching the town the mother is knocked unconscious in an accident and when she comes to her daughter is missing and she goes in search of her. The other person in the accident, a police officer, tries to turn back but finds there is no way out so he goes in search of the woman, but as they find out, not all is what it seems.

Movie based loosely on the Silent Hill franchise.




All aboard for Racoon City

Resident Evil

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release date:
15th March 2002
Starring:
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius
Plot:
After a sabotage of The Umbrellas underground science facility, has lost her memory and with a team of military grunts she has to go into the facility to find out what happened and who she is, but nothing is ever as simple as it seems. The release of the T-Virus has turned all the workers of the facility into zombies and now not only do they have to find out what went wrong but they have to survive and try to shut down the facility.

Movie based on Resident Evil.





Deeply inspired by Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Directed by: Alexander Witt
Release date:
10th September 2004
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr
Plot:
The deadly T-virus has infected the whole city, and the military is putting Raccon City in quarantine. To clean up their tracks, Umbrella unleashes a mutant with codename "Nemesis" to eliminate the remaining S.T.A.R.S. members.

Movie based on Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.






This time the zombies have taken over the world

Resident Evil: Extinction

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Release date:
20th September 2007
Starring:
Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr
Plot:
The 3rd Resident Evil movie takes place years after the first outbreak. The world is nearly deserted and the remaining survivors are starting to lose their hope for a future.

Movie based loosely on the Resident Evil franchise.







She has daddy issues

Bloodrayne

Directed by: Uwe Boll
Release date:
6 January 2006
Starring:
Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis
Plot:
18th century Romania Rayne is a star attraction of a circus side show because she is half vampire. She learns her father was the king of Vampires and raped her mother and decides to avenge her mother by killing her father. Along the way she meets up with a clan of vampire hunters called Brimstone who persuades her to join their society and agree to help her on her quest to destroy her father.

Movie based on ???.




A tale of a farmer

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Directed by: Uwe Boll
Release date:
11 January 2008
Starring:
Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, John Rhys-Davies
Plot: A horde of monsters invades the land, and a unfortunate farmer loses his family. Desperate for revenge, he joins the King's army and starts his journey to their leader.

Movie based on Dungeon Siege.





Animal Crossing: The Movie

Animal Crossing: The Movie

Written  by: Aya Matsui
Release date:
16 December 2006 (Japan)
Starring: Misato Fukuen,Yui Horie, Yu Kobayashi
Plot: ???


Movie based on ???.







DVD cover of the Clannad movie.
Cover of the Clannad movie.

Clannad

Directed by:
Osamu Dezaki
Written by: Makoto Nakamura
Release Date:September 15, 2007 (Japan)
Starring:
Kenji Nojima, Mai Nakahara, Ryo Hirohashi, Hoko Kuwashima, Daisuke Sakaguchi
Plot:???

Movie based on ???.






Movies Inspired By Games games Edit

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Name Platforms Developer
Dead Space
released on Oct. 14, 2008
PC, PS3, X360 EA Redwood Shores
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
released on Nov. 13, 2007
PC, PS3, X360 IO Interactive
BioShock
released on Aug. 21, 2007
PC, PS3, X360 2K Australia, 2K Boston, 2k Marin, Digital Extremes
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
released on Jan. 12, 2007
PC, PS3, X360 Capcom
Gears of War
released on Nov. 7, 2006
PC, X360 Epic Games, People Can Fly
God of War
released on March 22, 2005
PS2 SCE Studio Santa Monica
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
released on Nov. 29, 2004
GBA Square Enix
World of Warcraft
released on Nov. 23, 2004
PC, MAC Blizzard Entertainment
Clannad
released on April 28, 2004
PC, PS2, PSP, X360 Key
Siren
released on April 20, 2004
PS2 SCE Japan Studio
Far Cry
released on March 23, 2004
PC Crytek GmbH
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
released on Nov. 6, 2003
GC, PC, PS2, XBOX, GBA Ubisoft Montreal Studios
Mega Man Battle Network 3
released on June 24, 2003
GBA Capcom Production Studio 2
Postal 2
released on April 13, 2003
PC, MAC Running With Scissors
BloodRayne
released on Oct. 15, 2002
GC, PC, PS2, XBOX, MAC Terminal Reality, Inc.
Animal Crossing
released on Sept. 16, 2002
N64, GC Nintendo EAD
Dungeon Siege
PC, MAC Gas Powered Games
Halo: Combat Evolved
released on Nov. 15, 2001
PC, XBOX, XBLM Bungie Studios, MacSoft, Gearbox Software LLC
SpyHunter
GC, PC, PS2, XBOX, MAC, GBA Midway Games, Paradigm Entertainment Inc.
Max Payne
released on July 25, 2001
PC, PS2, XBOX, MAC, GBA 3D Realms Entertainment, neo Software Produktions GmbH, Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
Hitman: Codename 47
PC IO Interactive
Air
released on Sept. 8, 2000
PC, PS2, PSP, DC Key
The Sims
released on Feb. 4, 2000
GC, PC, PS2, XBOX, MAC Maxis Software
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
GC, PS1, PC, DC Capcom
Final Fantasy V
released on Sept. 30, 1999
PS1, GBA, SNES Square Enix, Square Co., Ltd.
Silent Hill
released on Jan. 31, 1999
PS1 Konami Corporation, Team Silent
Elf Bowling
released on Jan. 1, 1999
PC NStorm
Metal Gear Solid
released on Oct. 22, 1998
PS1, PC Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc., Digital Dialect
Dead or Alive
released on March 31, 1998
PS1, SAT, ARC Team Ninja
Pokémon Red/Blue
released on Jan. 10, 1998
GB Game Freak, Inc.
The House of the Dead
PC, SAT, ARC Sega AM1 R&D Division
Tomb Raider Gold
PC, MAC Core Design Ltd., MacSoft
Final Fantasy VII
released on Sept. 7, 1997
PS1, PC Square Co., Ltd.
Pia Carrot e Youkoso!!
SAT, PCFX Cocktail Soft
Sakura Taisen
PC, PS2, PSP, SAT, DC, GBA, DS Overworks, Red Entertainment Corporation
Tomb Raider
released on Oct. 31, 1996
PS1, PC, SAT, MAC, NGE Core Design Ltd., Aspyr Media, Inc., Ideaworks3D, Ltd.
Resident Evil
released on March 30, 1996
GC, PS1, PC, SAT, DS Capcom Production Studio 4, Nex Entertainment
Tekken
released on Nov. 8, 1995
PS1, ARC NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
PS1, PC, MAC, 3DO Origin Systems
Doom
released on Dec. 10, 1993
JAG, 32X, PS1, PC, SAT, GBA, SNES, X360, XBLM, 3DO id Software, Nerve Software, LLC
Samurai Shodown
released on Aug. 11, 1993
GG, NGP, NEO, NGCD, GB, SNES, GEN, WSHP, ARC, 3DO, SCD
Art of Fighting
TGCD, NEO, NGCD, SNES, GEN, WSHP, ARC
Alone in the Dark
released on Aug. 3, 1992
PC, MAC, GBC, 3DO Infogrames Entertainment SA
Mortal Kombat
released on April 14, 1992
AMI, PC, GG, GB, SMS, SNES, GEN, ARC, SCD Midway Games
Fatal Fury
released on Dec. 20, 1991
NEO, NGCD, SNES, GEN, WSHP, ARC SNK Playmore
Sonic the Hedgehog
released on June 23, 1991
GG, SMS, IPOD, GBA, GEN, WSHP, XBLM Sonic Team
Wing Commander
released on Sept. 27, 1990
AMI, PC, PSP, SNES, SCD Origin Systems
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
NES, WSHP
Street Fighter
AMI, C64, PC, PSP, TGCD, CPC, AST, SPEC, ARC Capcom
Double Dragon
NES Technos Japan Corp.
Castlevania
released on Sept. 26, 1986
AMI, C64, PC, NES, GBA, WSHP Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe, Inc.
Super Mario Bros.
released on Jan. 13, 1985
NES, GBA, WSHP, ARC Nintendo
Joust
released on Jan. 1, 1983
PC, 5200, 7800, LYNX, AST, 2600, MAC, NES, A800, PSN, ARC, XBLM Midway Games, Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
Trivia
Which of the following movies has not been translated into videogame form?
  • Goldeneye
  • Robocop
  • Judge Dredd
  • Fargo

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