

Mortal Kombat
Nothing in this world has prepared you for this.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $122.2M
- Language
- English
- island
- martial arts
- monster
- saving the world
- magic
- villain
- gore
- god
- alternate dimension
- ninja
- sorcerer
- tournament
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1318 Aug 1995
- Physical19 Apr 2011
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1520 Oct 1995
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM26 Dec 1995
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1429 Sept 1995
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+30 Nov 1995
FranceFR
- TheatricalU25 Oct 1995
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1618 Jan 1996
- Digital / OTT16HBO Max13 Jan 2026
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1520 Oct 1995
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT10 Nov 1995
MexicoMX
- TheatricalB3 Nov 1995
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical (limited)1418 Aug 1995
RussiaRU
- Theatrical16+14 Aug 2008
Frequently asked questions
Mortal Kombat was released on 18 August 1995.
Audience reviews
4- R10/10
RyuKang95
12/18/2014
Mortal Kombat was one of the most popular, and controversial video games of the 90s, so naturally, in 1995, New Line Cinema released a live- action film adaptation. When the film was being advertised, several people were either excited for it, or skeptical due to Street Fighter being a total stinker, and since the film was rated PG-13, which meant the violence and gore from the game had to be toned down to appeal to …
- C5/10
CinemaSerf
6/15/2022
So, after years of lethal "Mortal Kombat" competition "Outworld" is poised to complete it's tenth victory over "Earthrealm" entitling it to take it over. It falls to defender "Rayden" (Christopher Lambert) to recruit three warriors who might just be able to thwart the ambitions of his nemesis - the sorcerer "Shang Tsung" (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa). The three he selects would not have been the obvious choice. "Liu Kang" (…
- J6/10
JPV852
7/5/2026
I had not seen this in at least 10 years and with the new Arrow Video release I bought and gave it a watch and while nothing amazing with some stilted acting and dialogue (beyond the lines from the game), but it is a lot of fun and enough cheesiness to make it re-watchable. Overall really enjoyable. **3.25/5**
- V4/10
Vinicius Monteiro
8/13/2026
Adapting video games to movies has always been a rough ride, but the 90s gave us a relic that shaped a whole generation. However, taking off the nostalgia goggles exposes a lot of flaws. Revisiting this first attempt to bring arcade fighting to the big screen shows that simply staying true to the game's premise isn't enough to make a solid film. Once you strip away the childhood affection, you're left with technical …
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