Top 10 Things Tetris (2023) Got Factually Right and Wrong

Apple TV's "Tetris" movie shows how the worldwide phenomenon came to be, but how much of it is true? For this list, we’re looking at the accuracies and inaccuracies in the 2023 movie, “Tetris.” Our countdown includes the Fall of the USSR, Akemi, Honey Trap, The Tetris Effect, and more! What did you think of the movie? And what's your favorite classic video game? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

What did you think of the movie? And what's your favorite classic video game? Let us know in the comments!

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[BigFella]

I heard the script writing process for this movie was a nightmare. Every time they completed a line, it disappeared

[jesussalazar]

The fact that Hank got Alexey's game popular around the world, and still gave him his share of the money/profits/royalties from it. Proved he trusted him since the moment they met. Even helping Alexey & his family come to live in America, thats friendship. Not only that, they founded the company of Tetris and to this day they still run it, along with Hanks daughter. That's what I call family. Like the old saying, "good friends are hard to come by, " especially those that we trust and consider family.

[mariosion]

I’m just glad that a Tetris movie is being made, and it’s not a shitty action movie where the blocks just fall from the sky.

[lukedaley]

Saw this film last night and enjoyed it. Taron Egerton was brilliant as Henk Rogers.

[bZman]

The movie was a ton of fun. Even with the parts you know can't be true it was still a blast to watch

[hdjir]

The thing that really shocked me was the actor portraying Yamauchi, they look scarily the same

[dr.plague]

Someone I know actually worked with the Maxwells and they said that they were portrayed perfectly.

[vanbelkom]

Tetris IS currently, and very well be...the Greatest video game ever made.

[marksims]

Little fact, the Commodore 64 version of Tetris had a 25 minute soundtrack by Wally Beben who was a friend of mine. I heard that soundtrack before the thousands who played the game and almost cried, beautiful evocative piece. I also met Alexei Pajitnov at the Computer games show in London in 1987 at the Mirrorsoft stand, very intelligent man. LOVE Tetris.

[PsychoPlissken]

The movie is surprisingly good; and the trailer sells it really well. Definitely worth a watch.

[suikogarden]

During my childhood in the early 90s, I used to hang at my local supermarket's video game section and occasionally got to demo Tetris on Famicom. That was my first actual video game experience. I absolutely love it! I never got to experience it on a Game Boy but later in the mid 90s, I got this bootleg handheld device called 'Brick Game'. Ah, those were the days.

I just finished the movie a while ago and it's one of the best movies I've ever watched in my life. And I can't get over Sofia Lebedeva, the actress who played Sasha. Absolute gorgeous!

[hypermonky]

if anyone still got that old school monochrome og gameboy with tetris game. keep it. dont sell it. its a piece of history

[pratyushbanerjee]

The car chase scene was a guilty pleasure lol Its sooo good including the animated analogy to early gaming graphics of the 80s

[Ayrshore]

Not only did the car chase not happen in real life, it didn't even happen on set. It's entirely CGI, except for the Lada leaving Elorg and everyone arriving at the airport. I was hiding just off camera to come in and clean the spark plugs after every take!

[Cathoderayterrors]

Yeah I actually met Howard Lincoln back in the mid 90’s and no way would he have been involved in a high speed car chase. Very smart guy and actually quite nice.

[waittillfamewtf]

"007: From Russia with Cube" 🔫

[CHASHACKER]

So in short: The movie is accurate appart from the KGBs involement. The rest did happen

[ramboluib]

Gaming Historian explained everything about the story of Tetris perfectly

[Sieg]

Henk Rogers did know about Game Boy before it's launch. It's why he wanted to put Tetris on it. Nintendo could've put Mario as a pack in game but Rogers told them if they put Tetris instead, the Game Boy would be for everyone.

The Gaming Historian YouTube channel did a great documentary on Tetris that I highly recommend people watch.