How to watch the Resident Evil movies in order
With the latest adaptation of the hit game and film series Resident Evil upon us, now is the perfect time to watch the original six movies and reacquaint ourselves with the chaotic world of virus-ridden zombies.
The Resident Evil movies aren't exactly lauded as the best video game film adaptations but despite this, they never seem to disappoint when it comes to box office numbers.
The franchise is the highest-grossing zombie movie series to date, as well as the highest-grossing film series based on a video game.
So, if you're wondering where to start with the Resident Evil franchise, the story simply follows the release order, so knowing how to watch them in order is just a case of seeing which films came out first.
As for the games, the films do borrow from them on occasion but it's normally very loosely so think of them as a separate timeline to the Raccoon City stories that we know and love from the gaming world.
It's also worth noting that 2021's Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City sits outside the continuity of the original series, serving as a reboot, so is not included on this list.
Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch the Resident Evil movies in order.
Released 2002
It is hard to believe that it was 21 years ago that the first movie in the Resident Evil series was released. Starring series mainstay Milla Jovovich as Alice, an amnesiac thrust into one terrifying situation after another, this borrowed themes and ideas from the first two games but tried to make them its own.
It also perfectly captures the surprise success of the franchise as this did not get great reviews when it was released, but it went onto make over 100 million at the box office and it is no surprise that sequel after
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