8 Popular Hollywood Movies Based on Video Games

Popular movies based on popular video games.

1. Max Payne

Rockstar Games came out with Max Payne in 2001 and it was a hit video game. In 2008, it became a movie directed by John Moore, starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.

2. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Ubisoft have a whole Prince of Persia game-series where Sands of Time was the first game in the series. In 2010, Mike Newell turned it into a movie starring Jake Gyllenhall, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley.

3. Hitman

IO Interactive developed a stealth-game character named Agent 47 and the game was intense. In 2007 it became a movie which was directed by Xavier Gens, starring Timothy Olyphant.

4. Tekken

Tekken is a highly popular arcade game that was developed by Namco. In 2010, it was turned into a movie and was directed by Dwight H. Little, starring Jon Foo.

5. Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider was really a game that pushed girls to be gamers. The game is developed by Eidos and later in 2001, was turned into a movie. It was directed by Simon West, starring Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig.

6. Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a fighting game developed by Midway Games and its characters are all very popular. In 1995, it was turned into a movie which was directed by Paul Anderson, starring Christopher Lambert and Robin Shou.

7. Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a popular game series that is developed by Capcom and has been a super hit horror-action game. In 2002, it became a movie that was directed by Paul W. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez.

8. Need for Speed

A very fast and a very furious racing game, Need for Speed, developed by Electronic Arts is a bloody amazing series that is very popular. Director Scott Waugh, decided to expand it into a movie, starring Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper.