Every Zach Cregger Movie, Ranked (Including Resident Evil)

Published Sep 20, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT Shawn S. Lealos is an entertainment writer who is a voting member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. He has written for Screen Rant, CBR, ComicBook, The Direct, The Sportster, Chud, 411mania, Renegade Cinema, Yahoo Movies, and many more. Shawn has a bachelor's degree in professional writing and a minor in film studies from the University of Oklahoma. He also has won numerous awards, including several Columbia Gold Circle Awards and an SPJ honor. He also wrote Dollar Deal: The Story of the Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers, the first official book about the Dollar Baby film program. Shawn is also currently writing his first fiction novel under a pen name, based in the fantasy genre. To learn more, visit his website at shawnlealos.net. Zach Cregger has become one of the most exciting horror movie directors working today, and his 2026 release, Resident Evil, proves that fact. It seems hard to believe because Cregger's origins were not in horror, but in comedy, as a star of a comedy sketch show. When he started his career, he was part of the Whitest Kids U' Know sketch comedy group, and he was one of the show's main writers and performers. In fact, before Cregger started working in horror, he co-directed a movie with his Whitest Kids U' Know co-star Trevor Moore called Miss March, a raunchy comedy about a man (Cregger) who wakes up from a coma to learn his girlfriend has gone on to become a Playboy Playmate. There was also another movie he co-directed with Moore called The Civil War on Drugs that was released years later with the Whitest Kids U' Know cast. However, one year after The Civil War on Drugs was released, Cregger started his solo directing career, and it was in the horror genre. While it seemed strange to see the sketch comedy star working in horror, he wasn't the first, as Jordan Peele also moved from sketch comedy in Key & Peele and moved on to his own successful horror career. Not counting his comedy co-directed films, here is a look at Cregger's solo output, ranked. 3 Barbarian (2022) Zach Cregger hasn't directed a single bad movie since breaking into horror. His first film as a solo director was the 2022 horror movie Barbarian. The movie follows a young woman named Tess (Georgina Campbell) who books an Airbnb in Detroit, but when she shows up, someone named Keith (Bill Skarsgård) is there, and they realize it is double-booked. Tess soon believes Keith is dangerous, but the true danger comes from under the house. The movie was a success, making $46.2 million on a $4 million budget. It also received positive reviews, with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score and a 70% audience score. Reviews praised its unpredictable thrill ride style and its smart, darkly humorous story. The film was also praised for its deeper themes concerning abuse and misogyny, and it proved Cregger was a filmmaker to watch. 2 Resident Evil (2026) Credit: MovieStillsDB The first Resident Evil movie was a straightforward horror movie, while the sequels took a more action-adventure route. None of them really based their stories on the video games, other than by adding characters from the games into later films. The 2026 Zach Cregger reboot also didn't adapt any of the games or use any of the characters, but it ended up as the best movie in the Resident Evil franchise. The movie is a non-stop chase movie, with a courier headed to Raccoon City involved in an accident that sees him chased by an infected monster before reaching a city overrun with zombie-like monsters. The movie is incredibly funny, while also gory and disgusting. Cregger proved that he had mastered the balance between horror and humor, and his movie is going to end up as the biggest box office hit in the franchise. 1 Weapons (2025) While Resident Evil showed how talented Zach Cregger really is, and Barbarian showed a director on the rise, it was the 2025 movie Weapons that was his masterpiece. The film is a study of trauma and loss, as a teacher is blamed when her entire classroom of students runs away from home one night and never returns. As the townspeople ostracize her, one boy who doesn't run away is left hiding a dark secret. Amy Madigan won an Oscar for her performance as Aunt Gladys, and the movie was a surprise success, making $270 million on a $38 million budget. Weapons received critical praise for its dark humor while also delivering some gory horror moments. It was also a dark story that balanced the drama concerning the town's trauma with the ridiculous moments, mostly concerning Aunt Gladys, and that balancing act made it Zach Cregger's best movie.