Resident Evil
Movie, 2002, Alice, Set in The Hive
Resident Evil is #1 of 14 in release order and #1 of 14 in chronological order in the Resident Evil.
The story
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.
Resident Evil recap
Inside the Hive, a secret Umbrella laboratory under Raccoon City, someone releases the T-virus, and the facility's computer, the Red Queen, seals the building and kills everyone inside. Alice wakes with no memory in a mansion above it, along with a police officer, Matt Addison, before an Umbrella commando team storms in. The team, led by One and including Rain Ocampo, takes them down to shut the Red Queen off. Another amnesiac, Spence, turns out to be Alice's partner as a security operative. One and much of the team are cut apart by lasers in a corridor, and when the Red Queen goes offline, the doors open and the dead staff come back as zombies. Rain is bitten. Alice remembers she was planning to expose Umbrella with Matt's sister, and that Spence stole the virus to sell, releasing it to cover his escape.
Resident Evil ending explained
Alice and Matt escape the Hive, but Umbrella takes them away, and Alice wakes alone in a hospital to find Raccoon City overrun. A Licker, a mutated creature, kills Spence and Rain turns, and the Licker slashes Matt as the survivors reach the train. When the blast doors close, Umbrella scientists seize them and send Matt into the Nemesis program. Alice walks out of the empty hospital into a ruined Raccoon City with a shotgun.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Resident Evil
Resident Evil isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 36%
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
- Chronological order: first, before Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
What to watch before Resident Evil
Nothing. Resident Evil is the first of the Resident Evil essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- Milla Jovovich as Alice
- Michelle Rodriguez as Rain
- Eric Mabius as Matt
- James Purefoy as Spence
- Martin Crewes as Kaplan
- Colin Salmon as One
- Pasquale Aleardi as J.D.
- Heike Makatsch as Lisa
- Ryan McCluskey as Mr. Grey
- Oscar Pearce as Mr. Red
- Indra Ové as Ms. Black
- Anna Bolt as Dr. Green
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.