Throughout the history of their existence, video games have not only entertained children and adults, but also inspired creative people to create music, books, and plays. Video game motifs and symbols have been used to advertise various products. In this article, we share a list of documentaries, historical films, and comedy films about video games.
Independent Play: Cinema
(Indie game: the movie), 2011
A documentary that tells the stories of four developers who have managed to express their uniqueness through the creation of games.
Video Games: Movies
(Videogames: the movie), year 2014
A film that tells the story of the emergence of the video game industry that conquered all of humanity. How the first video games were created, the gaming culture was formed, how games are being developed now, and what prospects they have — you will learn about all this in this film.
Pixel poetry: A film about games, art, society and culture
Pixel Poetry: A Film About Games, Art, Society, and Culture, 2014
A documentary about video games that looks at them in the broad context of art and culture. Available on YouTube.
Hero mode
(Hero Mode) 2021
A family film about making games, friendship and team spirit. The main character, teenage Troy, must develop the game in 30 days to save his mom's company.
8-bit Christmas
(8-Bit Christmas) 2021
A comedy in which a dad tells his daughter how he really wanted to receive a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console as a Christmas present in 1988.
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
(Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game), 2022
A film based on real events. 1970s. The writer Roger Sharpe fails professionally, and the only hobby that distracts him is playing pinball. Soon his life gets better: he finds a job and meets love. However, his favorite game is under threat. The writer decides to change public opinion and prove that pinball is not just a game of chance.
Tetris
(Tetris), 2022
The dramatic story behind the well-known game.
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