movie

1995 · United States

Mortal Kombat

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 101 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Moderate
Frights: Moderate

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.

island
martial arts
monster
saving the world
magic
villain
gore
god
alternate dimension
ninja

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Christopher Lambert — Lord Raiden
Talisa Soto — Kitana
Trevor Goddard — Kano
Chris Casamassa — Scorpion
François Petit — Sub-Zero
Keith Cooke — Reptile
Hakim Alston — Fighting Monk
Kenneth Edwards — Art Lean
John Fujioka — Chief Priest
Daniel Haggard — Assistant Director
Sandy Helberg — Director

Directed: Paul W. S. Anderson
Written: Kevin Droney

Production

Rating: 5.9 / 10 · 2,648 ratings
Studio: New Line Cinema, Threshold Entertainment

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1995 · You’re here
Mortal Kombat
Where it starts.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.