Resident Evil
A beleaguered courier’s routine delivery becomes a desperate fight through an isolated hospital overrun by mutated creatures.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- visceral
- foreboding
- horror movie night
- late night viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bryan must deliver a package to a remote hospital that becomes the focal point of the outbreak and creature assault.
Bryan begins with a courier assignment but must continue acting under pressure as the outbreak overtakes the hospital.
The plot explicitly centers on hordes of mutated creatures confronting Bryan during his attempt to survive.
The film is based on the Resident Evil video game property and foregrounds outbreak survival, hostile creatures, and resource-like forward movement.
Films like Resident Evil, and why
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Shares survival horror, outbreak panic, claustrophobic group peril, and mutated-creature threats.
Doom
Shares video game-derived horror, bioengineered monsters, enclosed survival spaces, and escalating creature combat.
The Crazies
Shares a remote medical setting, infectious outbreak anxiety, body horror, and frantic survival suspense.
Movie Details
- Director
- Zach Cregger
- Release Date
- 2026-09-16
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Austin Abrams
- Zach Cherry
- Kali Reis
- Paul Walter Hauser
- Johnno Wilson
- Shaun W. Loeser
- Devon Deshaun Stewart
- Zach Cregger
- Emily Piggford
- Will Merrick
Common questions
- What is Resident Evil about?
- A beleaguered courier’s routine delivery becomes a desperate fight through an isolated hospital overrun by mutated creatures.
- What is Resident Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Resident Evil as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Resident Evil violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Resident Evil as moderate.
- Which films are like Resident Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Doom, and The Crazies.
- How long is Resident Evil?
- Resident Evil runs 90 minutes.
