Mortal Kombat (2021) movie poster

Mortal Kombat (2021)

"Get over here!"
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👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 50%
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Director
Simon McQuoid
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (6,221 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
44

Cast

Lewis Tan as Cole Young · 66% avg
Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade · 72% avg
Mehcad Brooks as Jax · 74% avg
Josh Lawson as Kano · 68% avg
Ludi Lin as Liu Kang
Max Huang as Kung Lao
Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden · 75% avg
Chin Han as Shang Tsung

Is Mortal Kombat good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 50%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#975 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#64 / 240 · 2021

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American martial arts fantasy action film directed by Simon McQuoid, a reboot based on the iconic video game franchise. Lewis Tan stars as Cole Young, an original character and MMA fighter who discovers he bears the dragon mark indicating he has been chosen to represent Earthrealm in an ancient tournament against the forces of Outworld. The film assembled a diverse cast portraying beloved game characters including Sub-Zero played by Joe Taslim, Scorpion played by Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonya Blade played by Jessica McNamee, Jax played by Mehcad Brooks, and Kano played by Josh Lawson.

The opening sequence depicting the feud between Hanzo Hasashi (Scorpion) and Bi-Han (Sub-Zero) in feudal Japan was a brutal, beautifully staged fight that established the film's commitment to visceral, R-rated violence faithful to the games' trademark fatalities. Mortal Kombat earned $83 million worldwide during a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release.

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