A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.
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.
Resident Evil (2002) is a horror, action and science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, released on March 15, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius and James Purefoy. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 7,134 ratings.
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Milla Jovovich
as Alice
Michelle Rodriguez
as Rain
Eric Mabius
as Matt
James Purefoy
as Spence
Martin Crewes
as Kaplan
Colin Salmon
as One
Pasquale Aleardi
as J.D.
Heike Makatsch
as Lisa
Ryan McCluskey
as Mr. Grey
Oscar Pearce
as Mr. Red
Indra Ové
as Ms. Black
Anna Bolt
as Dr. Green
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, written by Paul W. S. Anderson and Shinji Mikami, produced by Paul W. S. Anderson, Samuel Hadida and Bernd Eichinger.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 7,134 ratings.
I originally watched "Resident Evil" at a movie theater when it was first released in 2002. I hadn't played the games. There was no Rotten Tomatoes and I didn't read reviews back then so I went in blind. And I utterly enjoyed the movie: the story, the action sequences, the underground "Hive," Mila Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez kicking serious ass, and more. Panned by critics (36% RT) but liked by users (67% RT),…
Reviewed on November 8, 2020
Been several years since I last watched this one and I guess it's passable but not very scary (I personally don't find zombies all that frightening) and the CGI creatures, while okay for its time, didn't add to the tension either. At least some of the action was alright and not bad following around Milla Jovovich. **2.75/5**
Reviewed on November 17, 2020
Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. I understand that zombies have been done to death by the time I wrote this, but I've always enjoyed them, and I understand that, as a movie franchise, "Resident Evil" is fairly laughed at, but the first movie was somewhat promising, even if it didn't REALLY have anything to do with the video game. If nothing else, Milla Jojovich and Michelle Rodriguez are…
Reviewed on July 1, 2021
**While not a perfect movie, Resident Evil stands above many other entries in the zombie and video game genres.** The first of a 6-movie series, Resident Evil stays grounded in its horror roots more than the rest. This movie takes every opportunity to keep the audience tense and on edge with zombies, monsters, deadly lasers, and jump scares. When most video game adaptations result in embarrassing movies that should…
Reviewed on August 19, 2022
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The main cast of Resident Evil (2002) includes Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy and Martin Crewes. The film was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Resident Evil was released on March 15, 2002 and runs for 1h 40m.
Resident Evil (2002) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 7,134 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror, action and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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