- There are many movies inspired by video games out there and a lot of them have not been well-received by critics.
- A few video-game films have been well-received by critics, including “Rampage” (2018), “The Angry Birds Movie 2” (2019), and “Detective Pikachu” (2019).
- INSIDER rounded up some popular movies inspired by video games and ranked them according to critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Video-game film adaptations have long been derided by critics for being too noisy, violent, or nonsensical, but in the past few decades, a select number of films have set themselves apart from the rest.
Here are 14 popular movies based on video games, ranked by critical scores on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s worth noting that the critic scores were up to date as of publication but are subject to change.
