Top Video Game Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Chris Pratt

Anya Taylor-Joy

Charlie Day

Jack Black

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

7.6 10.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan, United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: PG

Story: While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: gorilla, plumber, villain, anthropomorphism, based on video game, toad, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, ...

Cast

Tye Sheridan

Olivia Cooke

Ben Mendelsohn

Lena Waithe

Ready Player One (2018)

7.6 17.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 140 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

Plot: based on novel or book, video game, virtual reality, dystopia, nostalgia, love, film in film, evil corporation, ...

Time: future, 1980s, 2040s

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) TV Show

7.6 466 votes

Genre: Animation, Family

Country: United States of America, Italy

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: The Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool, and Toad protect the Mushroom Kingdom against the evil forces of Bowser and his seven Koopa Kids.

Plot: italian american, nintendo, sibling, based on video game

Cast

Masako Nozawa

Ryo Horikawa

Takeshi Kusao

Kappei Yamaguchi

Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018) TV Show

7.6 3.1K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 54

Story: Trunks returns from the future to train with Goku and Vegeta. However, it disappears without warning. Then the mysterious Fu bursts in, telling them that Trunks has been imprisoned in the Prison Planet, a mysterious complex in an unknown place in the universes. The group seeks the dragon balls to free Trunks, but an endless battle awaits them! Will Goku and the others rescue Trunks and escape the Prison Planet?

Plot: fight, attack, battle, spin off, based on video game, anime, original net animation (ona)

Cast

Nick Apostolides

Stephanie Panisello

Jona Xiao

Ray Chase

RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness (2021) TV Show

7.6 904 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 4

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Years after the horrors of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire find themselves consumed by a dark conspiracy when a viral attack ravages the White House.

Plot: gore, survival, conspiracy, zombie, based on video game, anime

Cast

Arisa Date

Kent Ito

Miyuki Sawashiro

Tomokazu Sugita

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (2018) TV Show

7.5 152 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 11

Audience: TV-14

Story: When Narumi, an office lady who hides the fact that she is a yaoi fangirl, changes jobs, she is reunited with Hirotaka, her childhood friend who is attractive and skilled but is a hardcore gaming otaku. They decide to start dating for now, but being otaku, both of them are awkward so a serious romantic relationship is rather difficult for them...

Plot: video game, romance, slice of life, based on manga, anime, workplace romance, josei, otaku, ...

Red vs. Blue (2003) TV Show

7.5 84 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 19

Episodes: 351

Audience: TV-14

Story: In the distant future, two groups of soldiers battle for control of the least desirable piece of real estate in the known universe: a box canyon in the middle of nowhere.

Plot: parody, soldier, based on video game, halo

Cast

James D. Rolfe

The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004) TV Show

7.5 150 votes

Genre: Comedy, Documentary

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 20

Episodes: 232

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design.The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega.Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.

Plot: video game, nintendo, nerd, avgn

Cast

Akio Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Daiki Yamashita

Subaru Kimura

Onimusha (2023) TV Show

7.5 86 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: With a demonic, soul-consuming weapon in hand, can a legendary swordsman and a samurai brotherhood defeat a bloodthirsty zombie uprising?

Plot: based on video game, zombie apocalypse, anime, original net animation (ona)

Cast

Han Ning

Lee Ling-wei

Akira Huang

Jack Yao

Detention (2020) TV Show

7.5 45 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Taiwan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfer student uncovers the dark secrets behind the school’s haunting.

Style: haunting

Plot: supernatural, high school, campus, based on video game, ghost, supernatural horror, student

Cast

Michael Cera

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Ellen Wong

Kieran Culkin

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

7.5 8.7K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance

Country: Japan, United Kingdom

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

Plot: video game, skateboarding, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, toronto, canada, animated scene, dating, ...

Kung Fury (2015)

7.5 2.0K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Country: Sweden, United States of America

Duration: 32 min.

Audience: NR

Story: During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.

Plot: martial arts, kung fu, laser gun, hacker, nazi, video game, nerd, time travel, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Jodie Comer

Lil Rel Howery

Joe Keery

Free Guy (2021)

7.4 9.9K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

Plot: hero, artificial intelligence (a.i.), video game, virtual reality, gun, code, gamer, bank robbery, ...

Cast

Ben Schwartz

James Marsden

Tika Sumpter

Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

7.4 5.9K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Country: Japan, United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

Plot: mad scientist, sequel, revenge, based on video game, duringcreditsstinger, hedgehog, live action and animation, relaxed, ...

Cast

Charles Martinet

High Score (2020) TV Show

7.4 264 votes

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-14

Story: This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: video game, pop culture, nintendo, arcade, miniseries, gaming, sega, informative

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs

Cast

Takeo Otsuka

Kana Ichinose

Fairouz Ai

Ayane Sakura

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (2022) TV Show

7.4 92 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: An ordinary office worker is reincarnated as Leon into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire...of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!

Plot: video game, reincarnation, harem, romcom, slice of life, mecha, school, ecchi, ...

Secret Level (2024) TV Show

7.4 560 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 15

Audience: TV-14

Story: Adult animated series of original short stories which are set within the worlds of beloved video games. Each episode serves as a gateway to a new adventure, unlocking exciting worlds from beloved gaming classics and highly anticipated new titles.

Plot: anthology, based on video game, adult animation

ReBoot (1994) TV Show

7.4 68 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Family

Country: Canada

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 47

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Bob, a guardian from the Super Computer, helped by his friends Dot, Enzo, and dog Frisket, defend the digital city of Mainframe from evil computer viruses that seek to dominate the city and infect the entire net.

Plot: video game, robot, cliffhanger, glitch, robot cop, flying ship, hoverboard, 3d animation, ...

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

Cast

Kaede Hondo

Ruriko Noguchi

Saori Hayami

Satomi Arai

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (2020) TV Show

7.4 162 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Kaede Honjou is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.

Plot: competition, video game, virtual reality, survival, female protagonist, anime, virtual world, based on light novel, ...

Cast

John C. Reilly

Sarah Silverman

Jack McBrayer

Jane Lynch

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

7.4 13.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.

Plot: video game, support group, villain, bullying, medal, product placement, jail, racing, ...

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