

Resident Evil
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.
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6.7/10
7,251 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $33M
- Box office
- $103M
- Language
- English
- biological weapon
- quarantine
- amnesia
- undercover
- dystopia
- mutant
- hologram
- flashback
- conspiracy
- zombie
- special forces
- based on video game
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRLos Angeles, California12 Mar 2002
- TheatricalR15 Mar 2002
- PhysicalRColumbia/TriStar Home Video #08290 [VHS] 101 minutes4 Jun 2002
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1512 Jul 2002
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+25 Apr 2002
CanadaCA
- Theatrical15 Mar 2002
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical22 Aug 2002
AustriaAT
- Theatrical22 Mar 2002
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1817 Jul 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1630 May 2002
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical2 Aug 2002
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+15 Aug 2002
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1526 Jul 2002
EgyptEG
- Theatrical28 Aug 2002
Frequently asked questions
Resident Evil was released on 15 March 2002.
Audience reviews
7- R8/10
Repo Jack
11/8/2020
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)…
- J6/10
JPV852
11/17/2020
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**
- K8/10
Kamurai
7/1/2021
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 …
- T8/10
The Movie Mob
8/19/2022
**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 shoul…
- A7/10
Andre Gonzales
8/8/2023
Good movie brought the video game game to life. Could have been better. I was glad to see this movie made though. Always thought this would be good for a movie series.
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