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Resident Evil

Resident Evil

A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.

20026.71h 40m

Overview

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
Written by Paul W. S. Anderson, Shinji Mikami
Produced by Paul W. S. Anderson, Samuel Hadida, Bernd Eichinger
Box OfficeBudget: $33.0MRevenue: $103.0M

Top Cast

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich

Alice

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

Rain Ocampo

Eric Mabius

Eric Mabius

Matt Addison

James Purefoy

James Purefoy

Spence Parks

Martin Crewes

Martin Crewes

Chad Kaplan

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

James "One" Shade

Pasquale Aleardi

Pasquale Aleardi

J.D. Salinas

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Dr. Lisa Addison

Ryan McCluskey

Ryan McCluskey

Mr. Grey

Indra Ové

Indra Ové

Ms. Black

Themes & Keywords

biological weaponquarantineamnesiaundercoverdystopiamutanthologramflashbackconspiracyzombiespecial forcesbased on video game

About Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a horror, action, science fiction film released in 2002 exploring themes of biological weapon, quarantine, amnesia, undercover, dystopia, mutant. Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, it stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius. When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

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