How To Watch Zach Cregger's Resident Evil At Home
This has been a wonderful year for video game movie fans. We've seen both big productions and even indie movies translate the world of video games to cinema with much success (check out our list of the best video game adaptations of 2026 here).
The best movie based on a video game this year is Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil," which actually ignores the exact plot of the long-running Capcom franchise. Instead of being a faithful game recreation, it actually tells an original story that understands the true appeal of the best games in the "Resident Evil" franchise. Cregger crafted a horror comedy that's all about the frustration of finding yourself in an impossible situation where absolutely nothing works in your favor, and the comedy that comes from everything going wrong at the worst possible moment.
After dominating the box office, "Resident Evil" is finally coming home, with platforms like Fandango at Home listing the film with a release date for November 3, 2026 (you can of course choose another platform like Prime Video, or Apple TV). That means you can purchase or rent "Resident Evil" to watch from the comfort or horrors of home as soon as tomorrow, for the typical VOD price of $24.99 to purchase.
Resident Evil is a blueprint for better video game movies
We don't know if "Resident Evil" will arrive on digital platforms with any bonus features just yet. That being said, we have seen and heard plenty about the making of the movie. When /Film had the chance to speak with Weta's Kevin Smith, one of the visual effects supervisors in the movie, he talked about how ridiculously complicated the sewer zombie was — especially with all the blood and goop coming out of his guts.
"Resident Evil" does what the best video game adaptations do — makes you feel like you're in the world of the game, even if it's telling an entirely different story than the familiar source mateiral. The film often feels like one of the journal entries you find in a "Resident Evil" game, a tragic story of a poor schmuck who messes around and finds themselves turned into a zombie.
Based on some of his comments about making the film, it seems unlikely Zach Cregger will return to make a sequel, but given how successful it's been at the box office, it's only a matter of time before we return to Raccoon City again.