It is all but inevitable when a video game surpasses a certain level of popularity, someone in Hollywood is going to be inspired to make a film about it. And while the idea resonates very well among fans, the majority of critics and movie enthusiasts tend to shun them, mainly because of insufficient attention to detail to aspects like story-telling and character development.

So we are ditching the critics for once and doing this one for the fans. Here is our top 5 countdown of the best movies based on video games that have ever been released.

5. Need for Speed
There is only one other reason why you would be a fan of this movie besides being obsessed with NFS video games: the lead character is played by Aaron Paul of ?Breaking Bad? fame. Spare a thought also for Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots.
This movie is essentially an NFS video game with a bit more commentary in it and some trace of a storyline. Basically, someone goes to prison for a crime he did not commit and then seeks revenge by driving really, really fast.

4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Dastan, played by Jake Gyllenhaal is the adopted son of the Persian King who comes across a knife that gives him the power to control time. Pretty video-gamy right" As it turns out, the dagger can actually be a rather cool instrument for manipulating time. Plus, the whole film is packed with intense action sequences and fight scenes. Jake, of course, was good as he usually is and helped bring the fan approval ratin...