The article recommends ten double features to pair with Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, which is praised for its record-breaking franchise opening and strong reviews as a video-game adaptation. It argues that the film’s blend of horror, comedy, zombies and intense set pieces makes it well suited to films that inspired it or share its distinctive style.

– Dawn of the Dead, for its influential zombie horror, social satire and lighter tone.
– The Thing, for its snowy Antarctic setting, paranoia, gore and creature effects.
– Evil Dead II, for its combination of horror and comedy and its similarly overwhelmed everyman protagonist.