10 Best Movies based on Virtual Reality

This movie is a perfect combination of horror and virtual reality. Brainscan was released back in the year 1994 directed by John Flynn and written by Brian Owens & Andrew Kevin Walker . Featuring an intriguing plot, it revolves around a teenager Michael (Edward Furlong) who is a horror film and computer game enthusiast. Now, there is a Brainscan  CD-ROM game which uses “interactive” technology, that is, hypnosis. This game, as soon as it played on screen, hypnotizes Michael and he kills a stranger in the game as it is a murder game. But to his horror, the murder has taken place in reality. And then, a cyber ghoul comes out of this game – Trickster (T. Ryder Smith) who forces Michael to continue playing and killing people.

Virtuosity is one of the masterpieces of 90s, directed by Brett Leonard. It is an American movie starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. The story features a simulation known as Sid 6.7 (Russell Crowe) which has been created using the character traits of scores of mass murderers. This entity, although, created to train L.A policemen, is now set lose in the city and is wreaking havoc. So, now, Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington), a police official volunteers to track down this dangerous entity with the help of psychologist Madison Carter (Kelly Lynch) and save the city.

Next must watch virtual reality movie is none other than eXistenZ. Written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg, this movie features Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law as main characters. It was released in the year 1999 and was widely acclaimed for its special effects and plot line. The backdrop of the movie is set in future where game players can easily enter into the gaming world, blurring the lines between virtual and real world. So, a game designer Allegra Geller’s (Jennifer Leigh) life is in danger as she is attacked by assassins at the very launch of her new game. Therefore, in order to save herself she enters into her own game with Ted (Jude Law) who has sworn to protect her. Further the movie shows their adventures in the virtual world consisting of jaw dropping visual effects.

Also known as Gate to Avalon, is a sci-fi drama released in the year 2001. It is a Polish-language Japanese film written by Kazunori Itō and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The movie features Malgorzata Foremniak as Ash, who enjoys playing games and is the reigning queen of the gaming world. An unnamed European nation has been set as the backdrop where the youth seeks pleasure by playing illegal and violent games. Now, Ash gears up for the game’s most dangerous level – “Special A”. Rumour has it that once another gamer tried to play this level and got crippled but Ash is determined to enter this level by brushing aside all the rumours. She is unaware of the fact that once entered, the only way out from this level is to win it.

Set in a near future where the gaming and real world has formed into a dangerous hybrid, this movie is a must if you love playing virtual reality games. Gamer is a 2009 American sci-fi thriller film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The movie takes the concept of Mind-Control technology where humans control other humans. People can play other people and billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) introduces his latest game “Slayers”, a multi-player shooter game. In this game you have to survive thirty sessions in order to set free in the real world. Gerard Butler as Kable is the modern day gladiator who is controlled by Simon (Logan Lerman), now both of them need to keep each other alive or they will lose their real lives.

Tron: Legacy is a sequel to the 1982 movie Tron, and is apparently a way better movie than the original one. It features not only great acting but also has impressive special effects to give movie a 3D virtual reality world. It was released in the year 2010 and directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. The plot revolves around Sam Flynn (Hedlund), the 27 year old tech-savvy son of Kevin Flynn (Bridges), who, one day responds to his long lost father’s message. The next thing we know is that he gets pulled into a virtual reality game where his father had been living from past 25 years. Now, together, they both embark on a life-threatening journey of stopping a malevolent program Clu from invading the real world

Starring Max Deacon, Morfydd Clark and Ali Cook, The Call Up is British sci-fi thriller written and directed by Charles Barker. It was released in the year 2016 and was praised for it’s cinematography. The story begins with a group of elite video game players being invited to test out a new game. As soon as this group accepts the invitation and starts playing this game, they realize something sinister is going on. The VR game takes a fatal turn and becomes a deadly multiplayer shooting game where losing the game means losing your life!

It is a must watch movie as it portrays the future world submerged in virtual reality. A mind-boggling thriller to keep you glued to your seats. Virtual Revolution is a 2016 independent cyberpunk movie is a 2016 directed and written by Guy-Roger Duvert. It is set in the year 2047 Paris, where the majority of the population is addicted to virtual reality. People spend most of their time in playing virtual games. Now, there comes a terrorist group called Necromancers, who kill 148 gamers through a computer virus. Therefore, Nash (Mike Dopud), a shadow agent, is hired bu Synternis Corporation to eliminate these attackers and save the city. Nash is a hybrid, spending half his time online and half in the real world.

How virtual reality has taken over and will take over our real world in upcoming future is really shocking. Beta Test is another thrilling movie dealing with the adverse effects of virtual reality on real world. Released in the year 2016 American film written, produced, and directed by Nicholas Gyeney. The story begins with a Champion gamer Max Troy called to test the latest first person shooter game from global game developer, Sentinel. But to his horror, he finds out that the events happening in the game are actually happening in the real world and the protagonist of the game is none other than an ex-Sentinel employee Orson Creed. Somebody is remotely controlling Creed, therefore, Troy and Creed must join forces and unravel the conspiracy before it escalates into a lethal occurrence.

Released in the year 2018, Ready Player One is based on the novel of the same name written by Ernest Cline. It is directed by none other than Steven Spielberg featuring Tye Sheridan as the protagonist. The plot is set in the year 2045, where people take the support of a virtual reality software to escape from the harsh reality of the outside world. This virtual reality software is known as OASIS, created by James Halliday, who leaves a pre-recorded message after his death that whosoever will find the Golden Easter Egg within the OASIS world will procure the ownership of the whole software. Now, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) competes to win this game which in turn threatens his life in both real and virtual world. There is a corporation run by businessman Nolan Sorrento (Mendelsohn), who is also trying his best to acquire this virtual software for commercial gains and has eyes on Watts.