Resident Evil
Seen it?2002 | 100 min | Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Resident Evil or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$103 million worldwide on a $33 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
- Milla JovovichAlice
- Michelle RodriguezRain
- Eric MabiusMatt
- James PurefoySpence
- Martin CrewesKaplan
- Colin SalmonOne
- Pasquale AleardiJ.D.
- Heike MakatschLisa
- Ryan McCluskeyMr. Grey
- Oscar PearceMr. Red