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Cregger's Resident Evil earns praise
The gist
Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot holds a 97% Tomatometer score from 91 reviews.
It is the best-reviewed video game movie yet, ahead of its September 18 release.
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026Resident Evil holds a 98% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and opened to a 96% approval rating from 71 critics; it carries a Metacritic score of 80, the highest of any video game movie tracked by the site.
- Sep 16, 2026The film had its world premiere at the 21st Fantastic Fest.
- Sep 17, 2026Resident Evil currently holds a 97% Tomatometer score based on 91 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes; early screenings begin.