movie

2021 · United States

Mortal Kombat

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 110 min
Age rating: R
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Strong

Why tonight?

It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.

The story

Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

martial arts
saving the world
magic
ninja fighter
gore
god
alternate dimension
shaolin monk
fighting
based on video game

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Ludi Lin — Liu Kang
Max Huang — Kung Lao
Tadanobu Asano — Lord Raiden
Chin Han — Shang Tsung
Hiroyuki Sanada — Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Joe Taslim — Bi-Han / Sub-Zero
Sisi Stringer — Mileena
Daniel Nelson — Kabal
Matilda Kimber — Emily Young
Laura Brent — Allison Young
Mel Jarnson — Nitara

Directed: Simon McQuoid
Written: David Callaham, Oren Uziel, Greg Russo

Production

Rating: 7.0 / 10 · 7,016 ratings
Studio: Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, New Line Cinema

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

2021 · You’re here
Mortal Kombat
Where it starts.
Mortal Kombat II
2026

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