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1. Free Guy (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Guy, a bank teller, learns that he is a non-player character in a bloodthirsty, open-world video game, he goes on to become the hero of the story and takes the responsibility of saving the world.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery
Votes: 426,394 | Gross: $121.63M
2. Mythic Quest (2020– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
The head of a successful video game design company and his troubled staff struggle to keep their hit game 'Mythic Quest' on top.
Stars: Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, Ashly Burch, Jessie Ennis
Votes: 31,815
3. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Director: Rich Moore | Stars: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 458,807 | Gross: $189.42M
4. Brainscan (1994)
R | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A teenager is part of an interactive video game where he kills innocent victims. Later, the murders become real.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T. Ryder Smith, Amy Hargreaves
Votes: 12,920 | Gross: $4.26M
5. Nightmares (1983)
R | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Anthology of four horror tales with a supernatural twist based on urban legends.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James, Clare Torao
Votes: 3,696 | Gross: $6.67M
6. .hack//G.U. Last Recode (2017 Video Game)
T | Animation, Action, Drama
Director: Hiroshi Matsuyama | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Bridget Hoffman, Jamieson Price, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 49
7. Polybius: The Video Game That Doesn't Exist (2017)
TV-14 | 69 min | Documentary
A special that tries to track down the origins of the infamous game Polybius, which may or may not exist.
Director: Stuart Brown | Stars: Kimi Ahk, Stuart Brown, Larry Bundy Jr., Bce Ghost
Votes: 92
8. .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Hiroshi Matsuyama | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Bridget Hoffman, Jamieson Price, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 52
9. Polybius (2021)
Short, Sci-Fi
Towards the end of the Cold War, an American teen finds a mysterious video game under the Christmas tree.
Director: Alex Rouleau | Star: Atticus Burrello
10. Rabirinsu no kanata (2012 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directors: Takayuki Suguro, Masaki Yoneyama | Stars: Haruka Tomatsu, Takehito Koyasu
11.
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983–1985)
Episode:
The Creature Came from Chem Lab/No Thanks Masked Manx
(1983)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Daphne's cousin asks the gang to help unravel the slimy monster, that haunts the high school. / The gang is invited to a party at Daphne's parents' home. A cat burglar plots to strike the party.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Heather North
Votes: 60
12.
Hysteria 51 (2016– )
Polybius: The Arcade Game that Kills
(2017 Podcast Episode)
Comedy, History, Mystery
Ever played a video game and felt almost addicted? We've all been there. Then you get nauseous, have horrible nightmares, suffer from convulsions, and maybe even die? Oh wait, the Street ... See full summary »
Stars: John Goforth, Brent Hand, Tim Longhurst
13.
Thinking Sideways Podcast (2013–2019)
Polybius
(2014 Podcast Episode)
Crime, Mystery, Talk-Show
A new arcade game arrived in Portland Oregon in 1981 but was pulled from arcades just weeks after it arrived. It's never been seen again.
Stars: Joe Swaney, Devin Clancy, Steve LaFrance
14.
Horrible Histories (2009–2024)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2009)
TV-G | 29 min | Comedy, Family, History
ROTTEN ROMANS - Servants fight at master's funeral/Gladiator School. FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR - Lice in the trenches/Gas Attack question/Ready Steady Feast (WW1 edition). PUTRID PIRATES - ... See full summary »
Director: Chloe Thomas | Stars: Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Sarah Hadland, Martha Howe-Douglas
Votes: 117
15.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Stuff & Nonsense #13
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Felton and Felicia get together, Toony paints Drew Barrymore, Trisha Brine hunts pterodactyls, and nobody addresses the elephant in the room: Operation: Rabbit (1952), The Impractical Joker (1937), The Bowling Alley-Cat, Crow De Guerre (1967), The Slap-Hoppy Mouse (1956).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Robert Rodi
16.
CSI: Cyber (2015–2016)
Episode:
Kidnapping 2.0
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Avery investigates a string of infant abductions linked to an auction site hidden in the web.
Director: Eagle Egilsson | Stars: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Peter MacNicol, Shad Moss
Votes: 616
17.
CSI: Cyber (2015–2016)
Episode:
Ghost in the Machine
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Avery and her team investigate when a 15-year-old boy is accidentally killed with the gun he got from an online video game. The Cyber Division believes Trigger, #7 on the Cyber most wanted list, is back in business.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Peter MacNicol, Shad Moss
Votes: 261
18.
The Unexplained (2016– )
Episode:
Lost
(2017)
39 min | History
"Polybius" segment explores video game urban legend from Portland, Oregon in 1981. An alleged Polybius player named Yancy, a young man in 1981, tells his memories. The team then speaks with others to see if Yancy's story is fact.
Stars: Jimmy Church, Sean McClain
Votes: 7