Ranking Mortal Kombat’s On-Screen Adaptations [UPDATED]

Mortal Kombat’s colourful fighters, deep (learn: ridiculous) lore, and over-the-top violence lends itself to movie and TV higher than most sport franchises. Who would not need to watch a demonic hell ninja rip the guts out of a shape-shifting wizard? That is cash child, and Hollywood clearly agrees. The beloved franchise has an extended historical past of spilling blood outdoors of the confines of video video games with various levels of success, from the ’90s movies, to an animated collection, to a couple live-action reveals, to the 2021 reboot film – and I’ve watched all of them. 

Here is my private rating, from worst to greatest, of Mortal Kombat’s on-screen variations. From the surprisingly superior to the hilariously horrible, all the things on this checklist is price taking a even a peek at in case you fancy your self an MK fanatic. 

Honorable Point out: Mortal Kombat: Reside Tour (1995)

This wasn’t a movie or TV adaptation, however I’d be remiss to not point out Mortal Kombat: Reside Tour. For these of you who weren’t children within the early ’90s, I actually can’t overstate how in style Mortal Kombat actually was again then. Positive, it’s nonetheless an enormous franchise at present, however it was one thing of a popular culture phenomenon throughout its early years and their 200-city touring stage present was a chief instance of that. Younger MK followers flocked to conventions facilities, theaters, and arenas to see their spine-ripping heroes within the flesh, who would have interaction in choreographed fights and martial arts demonstrations whereas garbed in fairly unhealthy costumes (even for its time). It is tremendous tacky, however I really like watching clips of this bizarre factor once in a while. I by no means received to see it reside, however I might like to know if any of you had been fortunate sufficient to have your mother and father drag you to observe Sub-Zero backflip to techno and laser lights.