6 Best Video Game Movie Adaptations

By Vlad Zakh · February 14, 2026

Video game adaptations were a punchline for decades before finding their feet. A Minecraft Movie pulls four misfits into a blocky world, The Super Mario Bros. Movie sends plumbers to save a magical kingdom, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has Sonic and Tails stopping Dr. Robotnik. Werewolves Within, Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu round out the six.

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Four misfits are pulled through a portal into a blocky, creative world they have to learn to survive.

Directed by Jared Hess · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Two Brooklyn plumbers are transported to a magical mushroom kingdom on a quest to save a captured brother.

Directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Peacock Premium Plus Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Sonic and his new friend Tails must stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik from finding a powerful emerald.

Directed by Jeff Fowler · 2h 03m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Werewolves Within (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A small town's residents suspect one of their own is secretly a werewolf during a blizzard lockdown.

Directed by Josh Ruben · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A speedy blue alien hedgehog befriends a small-town police officer while evading a mad scientist.

Directed by Jeff Fowler · 1h 39m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Detective Pikachu (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A young man teams up with a mystery-solving talking Pikachu to find his missing father.

Directed by Rob Letterman · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Video Game Movie Adaptations

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

Werewolves Within (2021)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Detective Pikachu (2019)

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