Video Game Adaptations Ranked

by Mainstream404 | created - 6 months ago | updated - 2 weeks ago | Public

A list of every video game movie and TV show that I've seen ranked from best to worst.

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1. The Last of Us (2023– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna

Votes: 524,153

Season 1 9 / 10

2. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Street Kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an Edgerunner, a Mercenary outlaw also known as a Cyberpunk.

Stars: Zach Aguilar, Kenichiro Ohashi, Kagga Jayson, Emi Lo

Votes: 78,935

Season 1 8 / 10

3. Castlevania (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.

Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James

Votes: 80,477

Season 2 8 / 10

4. Castlevania (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.

Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James

Votes: 80,477

Season 3 8 / 10

5. Castlevania (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.

Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James

Votes: 80,477

Season 4 8 / 10

6. Castlevania (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.

Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James

Votes: 80,477

Season 1 8 / 10

7. Castlevania: Nocturne (2023– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

During the French Revolution, vampire hunter prodigy Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire.

Stars: Edward Bluemel, Thuso Mbedu, Pixie Davies, Richard Dormer

Votes: 14,078

Season 1 7 / 10

8. Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023–2024)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Year 1992. The United States has been renamed Eden, a technocracy dominated by corruption. Super soldier Dolph Laserhawk is locked up in the Supermaxx maximum security prison. He leads a team of rebels under the orders of a shady director.

Stars: Nathaniel Curtis, Caroline Ford, Yves Bigerel, Boris Hiestand

Votes: 3,340

Season 1 7 / 10

9. The Cuphead Show! (2022)

TV-Y7 | 12 min | Animation, Short, Action

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

Stars: Tru Valentino, Frank Todaro, Joe Hanna, Dave Wasson

Votes: 10,069

Season 1 7 / 10

10. Pokémon Heroes (2002)

G | 71 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

27 Metascore

Two thieves take control of an ancient weapon designed to defend the canal city of Altomare.

Directors: Jim Malone, Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Eric Stuart, Madeleine Blaustein, Rachael Lillis, Veronica Taylor

Votes: 6,829 | Gross: $0.75M

11. Pikmin (2014)

Animation, Family, Sci-Fi

A series of 3D animated shorts based on Nintendo's Pikmin video game series, starring Captain Olimar and the adorable, plant-like Pikmin.

Votes: 85

12. Pokémon Origins (2013)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Pokemon Origins follows Red, a Pokemon trainer, on his adventure through the Kanto Region.

Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Takuya Eguchi, Bryce Papenbrook, Lucien Dodge

Votes: 3,281

13. Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000)

G | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the town of Greenfield, a young, lonely girl's dreams and wishes are brought into reality by a collective of reality-warping Pokémon.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ôtani

Votes: 15,257 | Gross: $17.05M

14. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)

Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime

Layton and Luke are caught up in an adventure, when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.

Director: Masakazu Hashimoto | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Maki Horikita, Nana Mizuki, Atsuro Watabe

Votes: 1,588

15. Pokémon Evolutions (2021)

TV-Y7-FV | 8 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

An anthology series about 8 generations of stories in the world of Pokémon.

Stars: Hina Natsume, Shogo Sakata, Yukiko Motoyoshi, Kohsuke Tanabe

Votes: 281

16. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

46 Metascore

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack | Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black

Votes: 236,963 | Gross: $574.93M

17. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

PG | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

47 Metascore

When the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way.

Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter

Votes: 87,428 | Gross: $190.87M

18. Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)

TV-Y7-FV | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Our heroes must protect the Prince of the Sea, Manaphy, from the evil pirate Phantom, and return the young Pokémon to the Sea Temple with the help of the the People of the Water and Jackie the Pokémon Ranger.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Michele Knotz, Kayzie Rogers, Bill Rogers

Votes: 2,961

19. Uncharted (2022)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure

45 Metascore

Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.

Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali

Votes: 259,588 | Gross: $148.65M

20. Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

PG-13 | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

33 Metascore

A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. During his first night on the job, he realizes that the night shift won't be so easy to get through. Pretty soon he will unveil what actually happened at Freddy's.

Director: Emma Tammi | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 93,449

21. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

47 Metascore

After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter

Votes: 159,452 | Gross: $148.97M

22. Tomb Raider (2018)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

48 Metascore

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu

Votes: 227,175 | Gross: $58.25M

23. Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)

G | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

28 Metascore

Ash Ketchum must gather the three spheres of fire, ice and lightning in order to restore balance to the Orange Islands.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ôtani, Unshô Ishizuka

Votes: 23,864 | Gross: $43.76M

24. Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)

G | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ash must stop a hunter who forces the mythical Pokémon Celebi to help him destroy a forest.

Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama, Jim Malone | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rica Matsumoto, Rachael Lillis, Ikue Ôtani

Votes: 9,353 | Gross: $1.73M

25. Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

53 Metascore

In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.

Director: Rob Letterman | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy

Votes: 182,663 | Gross: $144.11M

26. Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)

TV-Y7 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ash, Pikachu, and their friends meet the mythical Pokémon Hoopa. The little Pokémon likes to use his talent to play harmless tricks on people. When its true power is released, it loses control and becomes the terrifying Hoopa Unbound.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ôtani, Mayuki Makiguchi, Yûki Kaji

Votes: 2,120

27. Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)

Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A greedy, manipulative media mogul seeks to capture Celebi for nefarious purposes, using the shape-shifting Pokémon Zoroark to hunt it down.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Ikue Ôtani, Sarah Natochenny, Wayne Grayson, Emily Bauer

Votes: 2,355

28. Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)

G | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

35 Metascore

Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Rica Matsumoto

Votes: 46,064 | Gross: $85.74M

29. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town is 10 years old today. This means he is now old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. Ash dreams big about the adventures he will experience after receiving his first Pokémon from Professor Oak.

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Unshô Ishizuka, Rica Matsumoto, Sarah Natochenny, Megumi Hayashibara

Votes: 7,496 | Gross: $2.40M

30. Assassin's Creed (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

36 Metascore

Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson

Votes: 208,921 | Gross: $54.65M



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