Resident Evil: Retribution is a 2012 American-Canadian-Germanscience fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.^[3] It is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil film series based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil, and the third to be written and directed by Anderson after the first film and theprevious installment.

Resident Evil: Retribution is a direct follow-on from the previous filmResident Evil: Afterlife, and focuses on Alice (Milla Jovovich) captured by the Umbrella Corporation, forcing her to make her escape from an underwater base in the Arctic Circle, used for testing the T-virus. The film has many returning actors and characters, along with new characters from the video game not featured in the previous films. Filming took place from October to December 2011 for an international release date of September 14, 2012.^[4]

The film was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D^[5] to a box-office success, grossing over $240 million worldwide. Film critics criticized the film for its characters, plot, and acting while praising the 3D, visual effects, andfight choreography. The Blu-ray and DVD for the film was released on December 21, 2012, and a sixth installment is planned by Sony.^[6]