Cert
Age group7–11
Duration99 mins
Sonic the Hedgehog(2020)
A video game legend is brought to life – meet Sonic, the blue hedgehog who must use his super speed to thwart the evil Dr. Robotnik.
The fastest hedgehog in the land raced onto the big screen and became the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time (until his age-old rival Mario showed up a few years later). This high-octane feature is a great example of how to bring video-game aesthetics into a cinematic narrative.
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Cert
Age group7–14
Duration97 mins
Wreck-It Ralph(2012)
Disney dazzles with this inventive comedy that imagines what would happen if arcade game characters could come to life and go game-hopping after dark.
Wreck-It Ralph and its sequel are films that rely on our prior knowledge of video games to build a world that we both recognise and love. With most of its primary characters consisting of video game characters, the film breaks down stereotypes and helps us recongise our own prejudices in the media we consume.
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Cert
Age group7–14
Duration104 mins
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu(2019)
The world of Pokémon is brought to life as a wise-cracking creature aids a young man’s search for his missing father.
Known as the most profitable media franchise of any kind worldwide, the Pokémon company have, over the course of 20+ years, developed games, trading cards, anime and more to capture fan's imaginations around the world. This film is their first live-action feature and uses many of the rules and storylines in the Pokémon games to flesh out its comedic narrative.
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Cert
Age group5–11
Duration97 mins
The Angry Birds Movie(2016)
In this big-screen adaptation of the zany game, we discover the origin of the birds’ anger toward their pig enemies.
The Angry Birds began life as a mobile game from Finland but grew in popularity so much that it eventually spawned an animated series and two animated films. This first film takes the simple gaming premise of a bird protecting its eggs and expands it into a story of family values and good vs evil.
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CertUnclassified
Age group5–14
Duration6 mins
An Eye for an Eye(2019)
A one-eyed pirate captain is determined to find a buried treasure but must first assemble a crew who can help him.
Whilst on the surface this seems just like an slapstick pirate adventure, a closer look reveals how it uses video game motifs to tell a story of never giving up and always staying true to your dreams. Even if it does mean failing again and again and again and again....
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