Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
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A group of survivors must navigate a deadly zombie outbreak in Raccoon City.
The story
In 1998, Claire Redfield returns to Raccoon City and encounters a series of unsettling events involving a mysterious outbreak. Simultaneously, a specialized team known as the STARS Alpha team is dispatched to the remote Spencer Mansion to investigate a mysterious death. As the city falls into chaos due to a viral infection, Claire and a rookie police officer, Leon S. Kennedy, must navigate the crumbling infrastructure and find a way to safety. The two paths converge as the scale of the disaster becomes clear, forcing them to confront the consequences of the Umbrella Corporation's clandestine experiments.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the 1980s, Claire Redfield and her brother Chris were children at the Raccoon City Orphanage where Claire befriended Lisa Trevor, a victim of Dr. William Birkin's experiments for the Umbrella Corporation. In 1998, Claire returns to Raccoon City and encounters a series of bizarre occurrences, including a mysterious woman and a blood-soaked diner. Nearby, the STARS Alpha team, including Chris, Jill Valentine, and others, is sent to the Spencer Mansion to investigate a missing team. They encounter zombies and a traitorous operative, Albert Wesker, who is attempting to steal a virus. As the city is overrun by zombies and a mutated William Birkin, Claire and Leon S. Kennedy team up to find a secret tunnel. They eventually reach a secret lab where they encounter the mutated Birkin. The survivors—Chris, Jill, Claire, Leon, and a girl named Sherry—escape on a train as Raccoon City is destroyed. In a post-credits scene, Wesker is shown awakening in a body bag as Ada Wong introduces herself.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 107
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Johannes Roberts
- Writers
- Johannes Roberts · writer
- Cast and characters
- Kaya Scodelario · Claire Redfield; Hannah John-Kamen · Jill Valentine; Robbie Amell · Chris Redfield; Tom Hopper · Albert Wesker; Avan Jogia · Leon S. Kennedy; Donal Logue · Chief Brian Irons; Neal McDonough · William Birkin
- Genres
- action; horror; science fiction
- Themes
- survival
- Tone and mood
- dark; scary
- Premise and plot tags
- zombie apocalypse; reboot; corporate conspiracy
- Source material / true-story basis
- Resident Evil video game series
- Franchise connections
- Resident Evil
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and was considered a modest financial success.
- Reported review scores
- CinemaScore · score: C+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 61% · scale: percent
- Production trivia
- The film is the first in the series not to feature Milla Jovovich.; The film was a top-rented film on Vudu during its first weekend.; A sequel was planned but cancelled due to the film's commercial failure.
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