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Movie Info

Release Date: March 15, 2002
Runtime: 100 minutes
Alternative titles: View all (13)
Genres:
Action Science Fiction Horror
Budget: $33,000,000
Revenue: $102,984,862
Original Language: English
Status: Released
Spoken Languages:
Critic Scores
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36%
Tomatometer
35
35/100
Metacritic
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6.7/10
TMDB
6,828 votes
⭐
6.6/10
IMDb
309,188 votes
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Resident Evil

2002

"Survival isn’t just a game anymore."

Also known as: πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ EN: Resident Evil: Genesis? πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ ES: El huΓ©sped maldito? πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ JA: Biohazard? πŸ‡°πŸ‡· KO: λ ˆμ§€λ˜νŠΈ 이블 1? πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ ZH: η”ŸεŒ–ε±ζœΊ1? All international titles (13) →

Synopsis

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Parental Guide — Suitable for 13+

13+

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Category Level Indicator
Violence 4/5
Sexual Content 1/5
Language 2/5
Drugs / Alcohol 1/5
Frightening Elements 5/5
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Box Office

Budget: $33,000,000
Revenue: $102,984,862
Profit $69,984,862
ROI +212.1% (3.1x)

Movies from Resident Evil Collection

Loosely based upon the Capcom video games of the same name, the Resident Evil film series follows the protagonist Alice, a character created for the films. The Umbrella Corporation acts as the main antagonist, a bio-engineering pharmaceutical company responsible for formulating the T-virus, which results in a zombie infection outbreak.

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Cast of Resident Evil

Eric Mabius as Matt Addison in Resident Evil
Eric Mabius
Matt Addison
James Purefoy as Spence Parks in Resident Evil
James Purefoy
Spence Parks

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Keywords

#dystopia 114 #flashback 61 #conspiracy 58 #zombie 37 #undercover 36 #amnesia 34 #mutant 24 #based on video game 20 #biological weapon 7 #special forces 6 #hologram 6 #quarantine 5

Trivia & Fun Facts about Resident Evil

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  • The film was shot primarily at the Paul W. W. S. Brown facility in Germany, which was previously an abandoned film studio, providing an eerie and authentic backdrop for the zombie outbreak.

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  • Milla Jovovich performed many of her own stunts, including a challenging fight scene that required extensive choreography and physical training to maintain the character's agility.

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  • In one scene, a character is seen wearing a necklace with a charm that reads 'Raccoon City,' a nod to the original video game setting that fans of the franchise would recognize.

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  • The film's score was composed by Marco Beltrami, who later went on to score several other notable horror films, establishing a distinctive sound that contributed to the genre's evolution.

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  • There is a continuity error during the laser grid scene where a character's blood appears in different locations between shots, highlighting a lapse in detail during filming.

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  • The film's director, Paul W.S. Anderson, later connected the Resident Evil series with his work on the Mortal Kombat film, both of which adapted popular video games into cinematic experiences.

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