Mortal Kombat

PG-13

1995

1h 41m

Action

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45 Reviews

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250,000+ Ratings

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Ben W

Super fun and cheesy! Great time!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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LÃder7reynier Ã

This is a masterpiece

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Nol P

With Hollywood overdoing it almost always on CGI now and recycling every story ever made from the past, and remaking movies that do not need to be remade, like Road House to name just one, going back to fun movies like the original Mortal Kombat are now blessed and very welcome. Originally I found this movie to be so "corny" with some extra cheese thrown in the middle, but now it is better than most Hollywood movies of today which are just thrown together so fast and without much thought! Try this 1995 fun movie out and remember that this was only 2 yrs after CGI was first mastered with the release of Jurassic Park in 1993. 🙂 Chris Lambert was pretty cool in this movie too so check him out! The sequel was yes rough and just ultra horrible! (1997 one).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Dinos K

The only bad things on the movie were the bad CGI (justified for the year the movie was released) and Christopher Lambert's acting. Aside from those two, the movie was silly fun and, as a fan of Mortal Kombat video games, I had a good time watching it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Jens B

Best title sequence ever! Nonsensical but fun family friendly entertainment, awesome edm soundtrack. I quite liked how some scenes were shot. Some deliveries are astonishingly awful (= funny), and so is every effects shot. This would have been better with more violence and actual gore fx.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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James B

better than the 2021 remake great acting and I like that they play in a tournament i saw it on streaming on peacock i recommend seeing it on a stereaming service cool fight scenes and fun action see this film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Paul W.S. Anderson

Director

Robin Shou

Liu Kang

Linden Ashby

Johnny Cage

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Sonya Blade

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Shang Tsung

Talisa Soto

Princess Kitana

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

It is too violent for children and too silly for anyone else.

Mar 17, 2021

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

Novices may find the ground rules difficult to follow, though if you cut away the baroque detail you are left with a blunt, noisy, violent fight between good and evil.

Mar 17, 2021

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The only decent video game turned into a movie. Why? Obviously because the filmmakers have really tried to offer some eye-popping visuals that can provide the same stimuli as the video game itself.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 14, 2020

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

The producers of "Mortal Kombat" know that the film's strength movie is based on the actors' roundhouse kicks, not soliloquies. So it's not surprising that the sci-fi action-adventure is heavy on fight scenes and low on plot.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

The wonderful (and practical) use of a limited budget, the film's phenomenal production design, and exquisite cinematography, and the admittedly terrible application of CGI.

Oct 2, 2021

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Time hasn't been kind to every facet of Anderson's Mortal Kombat, but its well-crafted atmospherics, heightened action, and enthusiastic cast ensure it remains one of the more spirited video game adaptations to date.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 24, 2021

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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
Screenwriter: Kevin Droney
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.5M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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