There are always exceptions (looking at you, Twisted Metal), but the video game adaptation subgenre seems to have settled into this divide. While this means the loss of the gritty video game movie, the lighter tone is oftentimes for the better. The perfect example is Street Fighter, the upcoming adaptation of the Capcom fighting game that delivers all the martial arts action of the game but with a healthy dose of camp. The world of Street Fighter was adapted again in 2009’s Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Street Fighter premieres in theaters on October 16, 2026.