Resident Evil: Death Island(2023)
2023 · Eiichiro Hasumi · 91 min
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival.
Action · Animation · Science Fiction · Horror
7.31.2k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Resident Evil: Death Island?
Watching this feels more like an action movie with monsters than a true horror experience — it's fast, loud, and packed with gunfights and creature attacks rather than dread or tension. The pacing is relentless, jumping between characters and set pieces with big zombie swarms and mutated creatures instead of slow buildup. Blood and violence show up regularly, but it's played for spectacle and fun rather than to unsettle you. This is a good pick if you want monster-fighting action with a horror skin, not something that will actually creep you out or stick with you.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Resident Evil: Death Island rates psychological 1/5, visceral 5/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 75 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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An action-driven horror romp that mixes investigative calm with rising bursts of chaos, building to a relentless, high-octane finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
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