Mortal Kombat

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Mortal Kombat

PG-13

Released Aug 18, 1995

1h 41m

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui Kang (Robin Shou) and action movie sensation Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) -- and mentors them. After intense training, Rayden transports the trio to Outworld, the site of an inter-dimensional fighting tournament. There, the three humans must defeat the demonic warriors of the evil Shang Sung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) -- or allow Sung to take over the Earth.

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Despite an effective otherwordly atmosphere and appropriately cheesy visuals, Mortal Kombat suffers from its poorly constructed plot, laughable dialogue, and subpar acting.

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Rob Salem

Toronto Star

Let's just say that Mortal Kombat is "way cool" (something I am rarely inclined to do) and leave it at that.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 20, 2025

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Betsy Sherman

Boston Globe

The result has a pleasing, unpretentious B-movie verve, putting a new sheen on the old-time Saturday-matinee serial.

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

Mortal Kombat isn't the worst movie of the year, but it's easily the most forgettable.

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Stephen Hunter

Baltimore Sun

Mortal Kombat is probably the best film ever derived from a video game, but that's a pretty small pea patch of which to be the prince.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 20, 2025

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Dennis King

Tulsa World

For folks who expect their movies to actually contain sympathetic characters and telling engaging stories, this movie's like plugging quarters into a washing machine.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 20, 2025

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

Mortal Kombat reminded me of the old B-grade Sinbad movies from the late '50s and early '60s. Though the fight scenes get terminally boring by film's end, and the point of the film is kind of hokey, it's mostly a lot of fun.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2025

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Eric

My theater played the wrong movie. The 2021 version was shown.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Ben W

Super fun and cheesy! Great time!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Recneps .

As a recent Mortal Kombat fan, I have mixed feelings on this film overall. I get what they were going for (kind of) and why a lot of people love it, but it just wasn't for me. It was very much a product of its time and not in a good way. There were some great elements and some laughable bad elements, but overall it was just kinda meh.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Incog D

In my opinion, still one of the most/best FAITHFUL adaptions of Mortal Kombat. Legendary music, memorable fight scenes, memorable quotes, great cast(except the obvious Raiden poke), decent comedy, and plenty of cheesy charm. I'd go as far to say that it laid the groundwork that most other movies in the franchise failed to capture and that even the Mortal Kombat games took inspiration from it (Kano being Australian and how Shang Tsung talks). Its not for everyone but it's undeniable of how fun and memorable this movie is.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/05/25

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Daniel N

Hands down one of my all time favourite movies. Great story, great writing, great cast, awesome fight scenes and amazing soundtrack. Could watch this on repeat.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Jason H

I was 22 when this was released and I loved it. I watched it again a couple of years ago, and I wondered what I was taking when I was 22.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Synopsis

Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui Kang (Robin Shou) and action movie sensation Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) -- and mentors them. After intense training, Rayden transports the trio to Outworld, the site of an inter-dimensional fighting tournament. There, the three humans must defeat the demonic warriors of the evil Shang Sung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) -- or allow Sung to take over the Earth.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff
Screenwriter: Kevin Droney
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.5M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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