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Mortal Kombat (2021)

★ 7.0 · 6,315 ratings on TMDB

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Mortal Kombat poster★ 7.0

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.

DirectorSimon McQuoid
CastChin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Lewis Tan
GenresAction, Adventure, Fantasy
The emergence reading

Mortal Kombat keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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