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What are all Resident Evil movies and where can you watch them? As one of the more popular video game franchises to branch off into cinema, the Resident Evil series is watched on TV screens just as much as it's played on consoles. In this guide, we are going to reveal all Resident Evil movies and where to watch them. Since there is no obvious ordering to the films — they lack a number in the title — this page will be presented in release order of each movie.

There are 7 Resident Evil movies spread across two series. The first series consists of six films starring Milla Jovovich as Alice, and then a rebooted saga which only has one movie at the time of writing. Below you'll find key details on all Resident Evil movies, including a plot synopsis, prominent actors, and how you can watch them across physical media and streaming services. This guide will focus on the live-action movies, not the animated films.

Hitting cinema screens in 2002, the first Resident Evil movie adaptation told an original story, and borrowed little from the actual games. Here's a plot synopsis, as per IMDB:

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

The film was directed and written by Paul W.S. Anderson, with Milla Jovovich (Alice), Michelle Rodriguez (Rain), and Ryan McCluskey (Mr. Grey) starring. Resident Evil has a 33 rating on Metacritic and released to «generally unfavourable reviews». Richard Harrington of The Washington Post said: «In the end, it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer.»

Availability:

Physical — DVD, Blu-Ray via The Complete CollectionDig