HBO’s video game to series adaptation ‘The Last of Us’ has set a new benchmark on game-based entertainment content for the screen. For this article, we have compiled a list of some underrated yet entertaining movies which were based on popular video games, but which probably deserved more love from audiences and critics. You can stream these films on various Indian OTT platforms.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, 2010 (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
The action-adventure movie features Jake Gyllenhaal in the titular role of the Prince of Persia, who becomes a fugitive. He joins hands with a Princess (Gemma Arterton) to prevent an ancient and powerful dagger, which is capable of reversing time, from falling into the wrong hands. The movie also features Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina in pivotal roles.
Tomb Raider, 2018 (Streaming on Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
The action-adventure movie features Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in the role of Lara Croft. The fearless and intelligent protagonist embarks on a daredevil mission to find the whereabouts of her missing father (Dominic West) in an unfamiliar territory.
Uncharted, 2022 (Streaming on Netflix)
It’s an adaptation of the popular PlayStation video game of the same name and features Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in the roles of fortune hunter Nathan Drake and his mentor Sully. The street-smart Nathan teams up with the experienced fortune hunter Sully and together they embark on a globe-trotting adventure and decipher clues to find a long-lost multi-billion-dollar treasure.
Resident Evil, 2002 (Streaming on Zee5)
The action horror movie follows a woman named Alice (Milla Jovovich), who is struggling with memory loss. She finds herself among a team of highly trained commandos who are sent on a time-sensitive mission to contain a deadly virus which has transformed scientists of an underground lab into flesh-hungry zombies.
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