Resident Evil
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with care
- 35–59Think it throughThis film
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
HeartGuard score
How suitable a title is for Christian viewers, from 0 to 100. It weighs the content meters and the worldview.
- 80–100Recommended
- 60–79Watch with care
- 35–59Think it throughThis film
- 15–34Strong caution
- 0–14Not recommended
Worldview score
What the story celebrates or condemns.
Why −1 for this film
The story is a grim survival ride in which corporate recklessness unleashes horror and a selfish hero faces the cost of avoiding responsibility. It offers little hope or moral resolution, so its outlook is bleak and ambivalent.
- +2Affirms faithPresents faith in God positively and as true
- +1Positive valuesHonesty, sacrifice and family win out
- 0Mixed or neutralNo clear stance
- −1AmbivalentThis filmShows sin without judging it either way
- −2Glamorises sinMakes sin look attractive and rewarding
Age guide
How suitable this film is for each age group.
Why 18+ for this film
Extremely graphic gore, nightmarish body horror involving children and babies, and frequent f-words make this very strong material.
- Under 8No
- Ages 8–12No
- Ages 13–15No
- Ages 16–17Wait
- AdultsCheck first
A gory, frantic horror reboot that mixes dark comedy with relentless body horror, graphic violence and frequent strong language. The infected children and babies make it especially disturbing.
Watch guide
What's in it?
LanguageFrequent f-words
Strong profanity, including repeated f-words, runs throughout, mostly blurted out in panic during chases and fights.
BlasphemyLikely some exclamations
Panicked exclamations are likely amid the frequent swearing, though their extent is not established.
Sex and nudityNone
There are no sex scenes or nudity.
RelationshipsPregnancy argument
On the phone, Bryan quarrels with his girlfriend over her surprise pregnancy, and the two cannot agree about continuing with the baby.
ViolenceGraphic gore throughout
Expect constant bloody violence: shootings, exploding bodies and heads, dismemberment, and bodies splattering after falls from rooftops. Infected children and a dog are killed, and the gore is shown in close detail.
Frightening scenesRelentless body horror
Nightmarish mutations, tentacled and fused bodies, mutated infants in a maternity ward, and frequent jump scares keep the dread high across one long night.
Drugs and alcoholNone notable
No drug or alcohol use is noted.
AttitudesLies and denial
Bryan is self-absorbed, lies to authorities and dodges responsibility for impending fatherhood. The film plays this for dark comedy rather than holding it up as a model.
OccultNone
The horror comes from a science-fiction virus, not from anything supernatural.
- To knowContent to know about
- Skip for kidsSkip for younger viewers
- DiscussWorth discussing
- Early
Graphic violence
Bryan hits a woman with his van, then shoots her when she attacks him. The first of many bloody gunfights.
- Early
Strong language
Strong language begins early and continues throughout, mostly blurted out in panic during chases and fights.
- Early
Body horrorSkip if under 16
An infected couple is shot, then tentacles burst out and fuse them into one writhing creature.
- Mid
Violence involving a childSkip if under 18
In a recreational vehicle, a child who has been infected changes form and bites Bryan, leaving him no choice but to kill her.
- Mid
Gore
Around Bryan, people who have been infected throw themselves off roofs and smash onto vehicles and the ground below.
- Mid
Fatherhood and responsibility
Bitten and growing weaker, Bryan tearfully records a goodbye for his pregnant girlfriend, who holds a different view from his on whether to have the baby.
- Late
Infants in horrorSkip if under 18
A maternity ward is filled with blood sacs holding mutated babies and staff, which burst open and give chase.
- Late
Bleak ending
The film closes on a bleak, grim note that many viewers find disturbing.
How to play
- 1. Draw a cardOne person reads the question out loud.
- 2. Everyone answersThere are no wrong answers. Listen before you reply.
- 3. Pass it onThe next person draws, until the deck is done.
Faith & story
What does it say?
What's it about?The plot, without the ending
Bryan, a courier of medical supplies, accepts a late request to take a delivery to a hospital high in the snowy mountains of Colorado. He is distracted by an argument with his girlfriend about her unexpected pregnancy. After an accident on a lonely road, he finds himself in the middle of a spreading outbreak in Raccoon City, with only a pistol, a shotgun and a package he must get to the doctors. Over one long night he is hunted by monstrous infected creatures and meets employees of the sinister Umbrella Corporation, who know more than they first say. It is a horror film with dark comic touches.
Through a faith lensHow it connects to the Bible
The film is a survival story in which a corporation's reckless meddling with life brings horror on an ordinary town. Scripture warns that human pride in mastering creation ends badly, as at Babel, where people built to make a name for themselves and their work came to nothing. Bryan is a man who hides from responsibility, telling himself and others that nothing is wrong, while a child is on the way. That echoes Jonah, who ran from a task he did not want and found that running only brought a storm. It also touches the proverb that the one who conceals wrongs will not prosper, while the one who owns up and turns away from them finds mercy. Scripture sets bodily corruption and fear of death against the hope of resurrection, a hope this bleak story never reaches. The film gives little sign of redemption, and its horror and dark comedy leave the question of what a life is for unanswered. Families may find it useful to talk about what Bryan owes the people he loves, and where real hope lies.
Fruit of the SpiritWhich fruit does it show?
1 out of 9 fruits ripe in this film
Ripe grapes are shown in the film, buds are missing
- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Kindness
- Goodness
- Gentleness
The film is almost entirely about terror and survival, so works of the flesh and fear dominate. Hatred and fits of anger show in the infected, who attack and consume everyone they meet, and in the violent rage of the mutated Bryan at the close. Faithfulness appears faintly in Bryan's determination to carry the package to the hospital and in his tearful farewell message to Michelle, though his earlier evasions and denial undercut it. Self-control gives way as the story goes on, and the film makes that loss meaningful.
The charactersExamples to follow or avoid
BryanAustin AbramsA bumbling, self-absorbed courier who lies and avoids responsibility, including for impending fatherhood. Fear forces him to act, with costs for him.
PaulPaul Walter HauserAn Umbrella Corporation employee who rescues Bryan and explains the company's part in the outbreak.
MaxineKali ReisA capable Umbrella employee who arms herself and helps get Bryan into the city.
MichelleSara PaxtonBryan's girlfriend, heard mainly by phone. She has just told him she is pregnant, and they disagree about what to do.
Officer WilsonJohnno WilsonA deputy who pulls Bryan over and tries to take control of a situation that quickly turns deadly.
How Christians are portrayed
No Christians, churches or expressions of faith appear in the film. Its world is secular and corporate, and no one turns to prayer or God in the face of the outbreak.
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Details
Film details
- In theatres
- Sep 18, 2026
- Cast
- Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry
- Director
- Zach Cregger
- Studios
- Constantin Film, Subconscious, Vertigo Entertainment
- Genre
- Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure
- Run time
- 1h 35m
- Age rating
- US R · UK 15
How we analysed this
We gathered the plot and reception, and facts that independent sources agree on, then rated each content area against our rubric and worldview scale, using AI models calibrated on reference titles. Not yet reviewed by our team. Confidence: medium.
Score = 100 − 16 × content concern (3.34) + 8 × worldview (−1) = 39
This is a guide to help families choose with wisdom, not a verdict on anyone's conscience ().
Updated 2026-10-14