What is the best Resident Evil movie? It’s the type of critical question that is difficult — and arguably pointless — to answer. None of the seven live-action films based on Capcom’s zombie horror video games are considered especially compelling. Despite their overall financial success, the critical response has remained negative, with the exquisitely convoluted zombie sci-fi saga weighed down by complaints about the wooden performances and goofy, weightless spectacle..
The first six films starring Milla Jovovich form a single continuity, and were spearheaded by English genre director Paul W.S. Anderson (who wrote all six films but only directed four). But the films weren’t faithful to Capcom’s stories, and the consistent popularity of the games has prompted several reboots in the past five years alone — Welcome to Raccoon City, Netflix’s Resident Evil, and Zach Cregger’s yet-to-be-seen 2026 version — alongside a series of animated, game-canon films produced by Capcom.
