Which Video Game World Would Lend Itself to a Movie the Best?
by Arthur_Lemming_of_the_BDA | created - 24 May 2017 | updated - 12 Jun 2017 | PublicOut of the video game franchises without a movie, which would lend itself best to one? The movie doesn't have to be based on the exact exploits of the game, such as how they handled the Assassin's Creed movie where it's in the same universe, but is its own story, with its own characters, but the same elements. In fact, not basing the movie on the same story as the video game would, most likely, lend for a great movie, if handled well. The video game can't already have at least one movie, so no Mario, Pokemon, etc. Here goes!
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Keep in mind that, if there's more than one entry in the series, the game listed envelopes all of the games, but I don't want to have something like eight Legend of Zelda games listed when one would suffice.
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Red Dead Redemption (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
Stars: Rob Wiethoff, Josh Blaylock, Sophia Marzocchi, Spider Madison
Votes: 30,499
2. Watch Dogs (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After losing his niece in an assassination attempt, Aiden Pierce, a street-smart vigilante, uses hacking apps on his phone to take over a new operating system in Chicago to hunt the criminals that killed his niece.
Directors: Jonathan Morin, Kun Chang | Stars: Noam Jenkins, R. Charles Wilkerson, Holly Uloth, Isabelle Blais
Votes: 9,922
3. Day of the Tentacle (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A disembodied tentacle is accidentally exposed to nuclear waste, giving it human abilities and an ambition to take over the world.
Directors: Dave Grossman, Tim Schafer | Stars: Denny Delk, Jane Jacobs, Nick Jameson, Ginny Westcott
Votes: 1,995
4. Golden Sun (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
In a dark age of history, evil forces are pursuing the lost art of alchemy. Armed with cool weapons, special powers and unique creatures a band of 4 magic-attuned "Adepts" are the only hope to put an end to the advance of evil.
Director: Shugo Takahashi
Votes: 366
Et al
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.
Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoichi Yamada, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tôru Ôsawa | Stars: Nobuyuki Hiyama, Fujiko Takimoto, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako
Votes: 10,666
Et al
6. Grand Theft Auto V (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.
Stars: Shawn Fonteno, Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson
Votes: 71,770
Et al
7. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a shadowy black ops team kidnaps several scientists security manager Adam Jensen was sworn to protect, he must harness the power of his new-found cybernetic augmentations to save their lives.
Directors: Jean-François Dugas, Blade Zavier | Stars: Elias Toufexis, Stephen Shellen, Andreas Apergis, Michelle Boback
Votes: 5,913
Et al
8. Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In 1945, the Nazis are planning to resurrect Heinrich I. After being imprisoned, it is up to O.S.A. soldier B.J. Blazkowicz to foil the operation.
Directors: Drew Markham, Brandon James | Stars: James Alcroft, Steve Blum, Cam Clarke, Jonathan David Cook
Votes: 2,710
9. Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ten years after a terrible attack that wipes out part of the population, two brothers must rebel against a federation controlled by a psychotic soldier who once was part of the rebellion called "The Ghosts".
Directors: Jake Rowell, Sylvain Doreau | Stars: Brandon Routh, Brian Bloom, Jeffrey Pierce, Kevin Gage
Votes: 9,639
And other non-WWII Call of Duty Games.
10. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
The sequel to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. This game takes place in Tellus, 3 years after the Mad Kings War took place. A rebel group called "Dawn Brigades" is fighting battles and war is brewing between the Nations.
Director: Taeko Kaneda | Stars: Jason Adkins, Ed Bednarzik, Janet Day, Mik Kuhlman
Votes: 106
Et al
11. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
Director: Jason Jones | Stars: Jen Taylor, Pete Stacker, Tim Dadabo, Steve Downes
Votes: 12,169
Et al
12. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 76,116
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