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Films like Resident Evil.

Resident Evil (2002) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme horror / action, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, epic, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Species (1995) poster
1. Species1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blade: Trinity (2004) poster
2. Blade: Trinity2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Constantine (2005) poster
3. Constantine2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alien³ (1992) poster
4. Alien³1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) poster
5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) poster
6. AVP: Alien vs. Predator2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) poster
7. Resident Evil: Apocalypse2004

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Darkest Hour (2011) poster
8. The Darkest Hour2011

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Terminator Salvation (2009) poster
9. Terminator Salvation2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Surrogates (2009) poster
10. Surrogates2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Land of the Dead (2005) poster
11. Land of the Dead2005

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Cowboys & Aliens (2011) poster
12. Cowboys & Aliens2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Resident Evil’s neighbours — where are yours?

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