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From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions--now joined by Johnny Cage himself--are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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A self-aware slugfest that plays directly to those who know the difference between Fatalities and Babalities, Mortal Kombat II may not be a flawless victory but it's likely the most roundly enjoyable entry in the franchise yet.

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

12h

Alas, since there aren’t any emotional stakes, the action scenes are about as interesting as seeing tomatoes being put through the food processor. Heart is what’s lacking. To the makers of this film, it’s just the organ that makes blood gush.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

14h

1.5/4

The costumes are giving Halloween, the sets and props are giving "Xena: Warrior Princess" and the story and performances aren’t giving anything at all.

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

16h

1/4

Now it’s just repetitive kills from bottom-drawer cartoons.

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Aaron Peterson

The Hollywood Outsider

15m

5/10

Mortal Kombat 2 is cinematic junk food drenched in blood. BUT seeing these characters come to life and watching them exact vicious brutality on each other, well, that’s almost entertaining enough.

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Troy Ribeiro

Free Press Journal (India)

3h

2.5

There is undeniable energy in watching the franchise embrace its own absurdity. The action is relentless, the gore remains gleefully excessive, and the film occasionally stumbles into genuine fun whenever it stops explaining...

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

7h

6/10

While hamstrung by its predecessor’s mistakes, 'Mortal Kombat II' is nonetheless a bigger, more fantastical sequel that prioritizes action and gore over mythology and lore.

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Norberto

47m

Excellent fight scenes, good fatalities, I like how they write Katana story, Jhonny Cake was the funny bone in the movie, good partnership with Kano

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Charles

51m

Some the fights were so well done. The jokes were great. It does start off a little rushed but I was fine with it because it gets to the story without drawing things out. I would see this again any day

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Andrew C

1h

Great continuation of MK1, can't wait for part 3

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Travaris

1h

Just as good as the first one

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Alex O

1h

I didn’t like Jonny Cage

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jay

1h

way better than the last one. actually a tournament with a lot of tie ins to the video games.

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Synopsis

From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions--now joined by Johnny Cage himself--are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Director: Simon McQuoid
Producer: Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, Simon McQuoid
Screenwriter: Jeremy Slater
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, Fireside Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1