Resident Evil: Afterlife
Alice leads a desperate band of survivors through a ruined Los Angeles while battling the Undead and Umbrella Corporation in a sleek, effects-driven biohazard assault.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- dystopian
- pulpy
- action movie night
- zombie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel derivative and narratively weak, while acknowledging its readable action staging, 3D presentation, and visual polish.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice's journey is tied to cloning and the Umbrella Corporation's biological experimentation.
Alice's deadly conflict with Umbrella is the film's primary antagonistic framework.
The film was designed around 3D presentation, slow motion, set-piece staging, and effects-driven combat.
Alice and the survivors travel through an overrun Los Angeles seeking a safe haven.
Films like Resident Evil: Afterlife, and why
Resident Evil: Extinction
Shares post-apocalyptic zombie action, survivalist combat, biohazard threats, and stylized science fiction horror.
World War Z
Shares fast-paced undead spectacle, militarized survivors, dystopian collapse, and graphic creature violence.
Doom
Shares corporate experimentation, post-apocalyptic science fiction horror, gunplay, and relentless monster encounters.
I Am Legend
Shares sleek 3D action staging, an isolated urban survival setting, and large-scale attacks by infected creatures.
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Release Date
- 2010-09-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (4367)
Cast
- Milla Jovovich
- Ali Larter
- Kim Coates
- Shawn Roberts
- Sergio Peris-Mencheta
- Spencer Locke
- Boris Kodjoe
- Wentworth Miller
- Sienna Guillory
- Kacey Barnfield
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Resident Evil: Afterlife about?
- Alice leads a desperate band of survivors through a ruined Los Angeles while battling the Undead and Umbrella Corporation in a sleek, effects-driven biohazard assault.
- What is Resident Evil: Afterlife like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Resident Evil: Afterlife as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Resident Evil: Afterlife violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Resident Evil: Afterlife as graphic.
- What did critics think of Resident Evil: Afterlife?
- Critics broadly found the sequel derivative and narratively weak, while acknowledging its readable action staging, 3D presentation, and visual polish.
- Which films are like Resident Evil: Afterlife?
- Films with a similar feel include Resident Evil: Extinction, World War Z, Doom, and I Am Legend.
- How long is Resident Evil: Afterlife?
- Resident Evil: Afterlife runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Resident Evil: Afterlife?
- In United States, Resident Evil: Afterlife streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
