Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "death-in-virtual-reality-kills-for-real"

1. The Matrix (1999)

R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 2,053,098 | Gross: $171.48M

2. Sword Art Online (2012– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.

Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh

Votes: 52,671

3. Virtuosity (1995)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

When a virtual reality simulation created using the personalities of multiple serial killers manages to escape into the real world, an ex-cop is tasked with stopping its reign of terror.

Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, Stephen Spinella

Votes: 32,397 | Gross: $24.05M

4. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

R | 100 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A computer scientist running a virtual reality simulation of 1937 becomes the primary suspect when his colleague and mentor is murdered.

Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 77,278 | Gross: $15.50M

5. The I-Land (2019)

TV-MA | 40 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are and how they got there, they set off on a trek to try to get back home, only to discover the world is not as it seems.

Stars: Natalie Martinez, Kate Bosworth, Ronald Peet, Sibylla Deen

Votes: 19,441

6. Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night (2022)

101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two months have passed since the deadly game began, and Kirito and Asuna continue to make progress. They stop for treasure, but then they must face Asuna's least favorite monster.

Directors: Ayako Kouno, Masakazu Ohara | Stars: Haruka Tomatsu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Shiori Izawa, Kaede Hondo

Votes: 957

7. Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night (2021)

97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

High school student Asuna struggles to survive with a young swordsman after its revealed that she is trapped inside the game of Sword Art Online, where if your HP drops to zero, your brain will be destroyed in real life.

Director: Ayako Kouno | Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Inori Minase, Hiroaki Hirata

Votes: 2,020

8. VR.5 (1995–1997)

60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Young woman Sidney works in a telephone company and she is sure that her father, doctor Bloom, and sister died after an accident. Sidney's hobby is to play with virtual reality. She has ... See full summary »

Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Anthony Head, David McCallum

Votes: 721

9. Revelation (1999)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In this sequel to Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm (1998), Thorold Stone, a police officer in search for answers, joins a rebel group of Christians to thwart the Antichrist's plan to use virtual reality to solidify its power.

Director: André van Heerden | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Nick Mancuso, Tony Nappo, Carol Alt

Votes: 1,085 | Gross: $0.21M

10. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017 Video Game)

M | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monokuma's twisted killing game returns in a new school with a new cast of 16 ultimate students. However this time, the killing game will never end until only two or less remain alive.

Stars: Sayaka Kanda, Hikaru Midorikawa, Haruka Ishida, Hiro Shimono

Votes: 700

11. Ripper (1996 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Crime, Horror

Cyberpunk FMV adventure set in 2040. NYC reporter Jake Quinlan investigates a cyber serial killer inspired by Jack the Ripper. The game's three acts lead to an explosive climax in cyber space and four possible endings.

Director: Phil Parmet | Stars: Christopher Walken, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly

Votes: 277

12. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

16 students from the famous Hope's Peak Academy are forced to live on an island, or kill each other in order to escape.

Director: Takayuki Sugawara | Stars: Minami Takayama, Megumi Ogata, Akira Ishida, Tomokazu Sugita

Votes: 885

13. Danganronpa 4K: Hopeless Rising (2021 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A young amnesiac boy named Minato Souta, awakens inside Ultimate Academy the 2nd within a developed new killing game series (within Team Danganronpa II alongside Torna between another ... See full summary »

Director: Kazutaka Kodaka | Stars: Zach Aguilar, Mai Fuchigami, Todd Haberkorn, Yumiri Hanamori

14. VR.5 (1995–1997)
Episode: Dr. Strangechild (1995)

Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

On her first VR assignment for the Committee, Sydney must find an unhappy and spiteful teenage genius - who after making a momentous discovery has run away from the top secret weapons ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Will Patton, David McCallum

Votes: 31

15. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: First Person Shooter (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A murder inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game leads Scully to battle a deadly digital character in order to save Mulder's life.

Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Krista Allen, Jamie Galen

Votes: 3,745