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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Set in 1998, this origin story explores the secrets of the mysterious Spencer Mansion and the ill-fated Raccoon City.

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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
R
Sci-Fi
Action
Horror

Release Date
November 24, 2021
Director
Johannes Roberts
Runtime
1hr 47min
Main Genre
Horror
Format
Theatrical
Studio
Constantin Film, Davis Films
Tagline
Witness the beginning of evil.

Summary

Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company's exodus left the city a wasteland with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever changed and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

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