Top Video Game Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Noriaki Sugiyama

Kana Ueda

Junichi Suwabe

Ayako Kawasumi

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014) TV Show

8.0 367 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-14

Story: This story focuses primarily on the heroine Rin Tohsaka. After her father’s death, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka Household, with her servant Archer. But, she soon finds out that Shirou Emiya, a boy from her high school has gotten himself involved in the battles and unexpectedly saves him when he is fatally injured. Before long, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War along with Shirou and his summoned servant Saber. And so, the story begins to explore the truth behind Shirou’s powers and the nature behind his unyielding will to become a “hero.”© TYPE-MOON, ufotable, FSNPC

Plot: holy grail, mythology, magic, supernatural, battle, alternate version, based on video game, anime, ...

Inazuma Eleven (2008) TV Show

8.0 313 votes

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 268

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team in Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to join the team.

Plot: sports, school, middle school, football (soccer), based on video game, shounen, anime, inazuma eleven, ...

Cast

Rica Matsumoto

Ikue Otani

Daiki Yamashita

Kenyu Horiuchi

Pokémon (1997) TV Show

8.0 2.2K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 25

Episodes: 1235

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

Plot: travel, tournament, creature, based on video game, fantasy world, adventurer, quest, anime, ...

Cast

Karl Urban

Adeline Rudolph

Ludi Lin

Jessica McNamee

Mortal Kombat II (2026)

8.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Plot: martial arts, magic, ninja fighter, gore, sequel, god, alternate dimension, ninja, ...

Cast

Tru Valentino

Frank Todaro

The Cuphead Show! (2022) TV Show

8.0 384 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: Canada, Ireland

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 36

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.

Plot: sibling relationship, slapstick comedy, anthropomorphism, based on video game, mischievous, casual

Carmen Sandiego (2019) TV Show

7.9 172 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Crime

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 32

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: A master thief who uses her skills for good, Carmen Sandiego travels the world foiling V.I.L.E.'s evil plans — with help from her savvy sidekicks.

Plot: spy, secret agent, espionage, investigation, interpol, thief, deception, heist, ...

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Michelle Fairley

Orli Shuka

Lucian Msamati

Gangs of London (2020) TV Show

7.8 684 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-MA

Story: When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.

Style: violent

Plot: london, england, detective, undercover, drug dealer, gang war, murder, organized crime, ...

Castlevania: Nocturne (2023) TV Show

7.8 283 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: As revolution sweeps France, Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire ruler.

Plot: vampire, french revolution, vampire hunter (slayer), based on video game, dark fantasy, complex, monster hunter, complicated

Cast

Masaaki Mizunaka

Yu Serizawa

Azumi Waki

Yumi Hara

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018) TV Show

7.8 354 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Sakamoto Takuma was so strong in the MMORPG Cross Reverie that his fellow players came to call him the "demon lord." One day, he gets summoned to another world in his avatar form, and meets two girls who both insist that they're the one who summoned him. They cast a spell used to enslave summoned beasts on him, but that activates his unique ability, Magic Reflect, and the girls end up being the ones put under the spell! And thus begins the otherworldly adventure of a demon lord (pretend) who blazes his own trail through overwhelming power.

Plot: video game, magic, harem, gamer, ecchi, anime, mmorpg, isekai, ...

Cast

Taron Egerton

Nikita Efremov

Sofia Lebedeva

Anthony Boyle

Tetris (2023)

7.8 1.9K votes

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.

Plot: race against time, video game, nintendo, based on true story, salesman, copyright, duringcreditsstinger, urss, ...

Time: cold war, 1980s

Place: russia

Cast

Manny Jacinto

David Wenham

Artt Butler

Yuri Lowenthal

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)

7.7 242 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 82 min.

Audience: R

Story: The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is simple: kneel or be annihilated. Kenshi, a rebel warrior, calls on Kuai Liang, the only one powerful enough to challenge the malevolent Kano. But Kuai Liang has given up the ways of the warrior, and Kenshi is too undisciplined to defeat Kano himself. If Kuai Liang cannot break through the glacier of doubt that holds him back, Earthrealm will fall.

Plot: martial arts, fighting, based on video game, adult animation, extreme blood

Twisted Metal (2023) TV Show

7.7 543 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Plot: amnesia, post-apocalyptic future, gore, tournament, based on video game, delivery service, cars, comedy

Cast

Archie Madekwe

David Harbour

Orlando Bloom

Djimon Hounsou

Gran Turismo (2023)

7.7 3.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 135 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

Plot: sports, based on true story, racing, based on video game, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, motorsport

DOTA: Dragon's Blood (2021) TV Show

7.7 473 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea, United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.

Plot: elves, sword, princess, knight, dragon, based on video game, warrior, magician, ...

Cast

Ji Chang-wook

Shim Eun-kyung

Oh Jung-se

Ahn Jae-hong

Fabricated City (2017)

7.7 360 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: South Korea

Duration: 126 min.

Story: In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-wool, he tries to uncover the truth behind the murder case.

Plot: video game, falsely accused, prison escape, murder, jail, gamer, hacking

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Cast

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Haruka Tomatsu

Kanae Itou

Ayana Taketatsu

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)

7.7 765 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: Japan

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is “Ordinal Scale” an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma. Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to join them. They’re about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn’t all fun and games…

Plot: video game, virtual reality, swordplay, sword fight, survival, anime, mmorpg, vrmmo

The King of Fighters: Destiny (2017) TV Show

7.7 641 votes

Genre: Action, Animation

Country: China, Malaysia

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Story: An animated tie-in for the video games The King of Fighters: World and The King of Fighters: Destiny.

Plot: martial arts, combat, based on video game

Rage of Bahamut (2014) TV Show

7.7 144 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 36

Audience: TV-14

Story: Two thousand years ago, the black-and-silver-winged dragon, Bahamut, terrorized the magical land of Mistarcia. The humans, god, and demons that inhabited the land united forces against the fiend and sealed its power into a key which was split in two, one half protected by gods and the other protected by demons. Now, Mistarcia is a peaceful realm – until a human woman steals the god’s half of the key. Based on the immensely popular digital card game, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis is an exciting blend of action and fantasy.

Plot: angel, magic, supernatural, fugitive, demon, based on video game, anime, adventure

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms

Cast

Jordan Rodrigues

Jennifer Carpenter

Joel McHale

Patrick Seitz

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)

7.6 511 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 80 min.

Audience: R

Story: When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm – win it or lose everything. Raiden's elite fighters Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and a few new faces kick the action into overdrive as they go head-to-head with Outworld's most bloodthirsty warriors. But deep in the Netherrealm, an unspeakable scheme by the malevolent Shinnok unfolds, threatening to obliterate existence.

Plot: chosen one, based on video game, martial arts tournament, adult animation, extreme blood

Cast

Ben Schwartz

Jim Carrey

Keanu Reeves

Idris Elba

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

7.6 3.3K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America, Japan

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Plot: moon, sequel, based on video game, psychotic, dual role, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, hedgehog, ...

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