Mortal Kombat II
Directed by Simon McQuoid
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. From TMDB
208 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 36 | 5 | 69 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| TMDB reviews * | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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A few posters note the film improves on the 2021 reboot but still has flaws. [1][2][3]
- [9]
Utter crap. Sorry, but I see no point in wasting too many words here. Lead actors who clearly have little to no actual martial arts experience, a disjointed mess of a story, plus, at times, excessive gore, that serves no discernible purpose. One to avoid.
- [6]
Action movie filled with martial arts, what a way to spend the better part of two hours. Even with all the blood and gore, this did it for me. Add the humor injected with many familiar faces, what could possibly go wrong. If I had to say anything negative it would be that some of the fight scenes were unbelievable, but this is supposed to be fantasy so I looked past that. If action and martial arts are your genre, …
- [5]
Not a flawless victory, but fun By no means is this a perfect movie, but it is a fun movie, for sure. There have been a lot of bad Mortal Kombat movies, but this is actually not just a decent homage to the games, but an actual movie, with a beginning, middle, and end, along with characters, arcs, and a storyline. The casting is good, with Karl being the standout, obviously. It is very polished, and it is a fun watch.
- [2]
Here’s the thing: with a video game movie you CANNOT BE ASHAMED OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL. This is why Mortal Kombat II (2026) works over Mortal Kombat I (2021). I don’t think this movie will be a cinematic masterpiece but it seems to be shaping up to be a fun STREET FIGHTER movie
- [3]
Mortal Kombat II was so fun but it completely obliviated the need for the first movie.
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Mortal Kombat II grossed $79.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $49.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $129.5 million. It was produced on a budget of $80 million. Variety estimated the film would turn a profit of around $10 million for Warner Bros. In the United States and Canada, Mortal Kombat II opened alongside The Sheep Detectives and Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), and was projected to gross $40–45 million from 3,503 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $17 million on its first day, including $5.2 million in Thursday night previews, and went on to debut with $38.5 million, finishing second behind The Devil Wears Prada…
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Reactions
60 of 208 · most liked firstShout out to the parents who took their three children, all under the age of 5, to go see the R-rated MORTAL KOMBAT II. I'm sure they all enjoyed the gory violence as well as an insanely scary red-band trailer to the new EVIL DEAD movie that might give *me* nightmares.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II film delayed to May 15, 2026 (from Oct 24, 2025) deadline.com/2025/08/mort...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II film trailer goes up tomorrow at 9 AM PT www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJU...
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally saw Mortal Kombat II. Ya know, I’m proud of Cole. He survived way longer into that movie than I thought he would, despite every line he had being a foreshadowing of his death.
neutral · AI labelView post →I like how the trailer for Mortal Kombat II is like, "Please disregard the 2021 movie, we all know why you would watch a Mortal Kombat movie, because it's dumb and fun"
positive · AI labelView post →Here’s the thing: with a video game movie you CANNOT BE ASHAMED OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL. This is why Mortal Kombat II (2026) works over Mortal Kombat I (2021). I don’t think this movie will be a cinematic masterpiece but it seems to be shaping up to be a fun STREET FIGHTER movie
positive · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II film moves from May 15 to May 8 deadline.com/2025/10/mort...
neutral · AI labelView post →Embargoed on reviewing "MORTAL KOMBAT II" until tomorrow afternoon, but comfortable saying that it's funny that they DID in fact "Make a different/better 'first movie' than the first one" but they ALSO made a different/better movie than what they're marketing. So that's a nice surprise 🤔
positive · AI labelView post →Movie Of The Day... Mortal Kombat II 🎥🍿🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →📰First look at Karl Urban as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II movie!
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved seeing the Mortal Kombat II movie teasers and can’t wait to see Karl Urban as Johnny! Funny timing because I rewatched the 1st Mortal Kombat movie last weekend after several years! I still love it. The atmosphere and fight choreography hold up, notably the Scorpion & Johnny Cage fight. 1/?
neutral · AI labelView post →Every movie that fails the Bechdel Test should be filled with shame because Mortal Kombat II passed that test with a flying karate leap and that movie was written in crayon
positive · AI labelView post →Kevin Bacon will star in the horror movie SUMMONER, the feature directorial debut of Jeremy Slater (Mortal Kombat II). An exorcist (Kevin Bacon) is called to deal with a terrifying demon, accidentally unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.
neutral · AI labelView post →It feels like something has shifted in movie land. Superman, Fantastic Four, Mortal Kombat II, they all seem to be leaning in to the unserious parts of the stuff they're adapting, and I am absolutely here for it.
positive · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II box office report: - $40 million U.S. debut - $63 million worldwide debut - Second place behind Devil Wears Prada 2 - Will surpass the entire U.S. haul of pandemic release Mortal Kombat 2021 in the coming days - Highest opening for a #MortalKombat movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Went and saw Mortal Kombat II That sure is a movie You'd think given the sheer number of attempts at parallel storytelling in it, they'd have succeeded even a single time. But. Nope. They seem to have a purely aesthetic understanding of filmic language? Really remarkable in how blinkered it is.
negative · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II is headed our way this Halloween season, and Warner Bros. has let us know that the film’s official trailer launches tomorrow, July 17. In the meantime, here's a first look at Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage in a faux trailer for Uncaged Fury:
neutral · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II comes home to Digital on Tuesday, June 9. The film made $125 million in theaters.
neutral · AI labelView post →So some guy posted an essay-length whinge reply on my review of #MortalKombatII to complain that the film was a "bait and switch!!" and not "masculine and male-centric" enough 🤦♂️ No, really 🤣 youtu.be/XTxoMGnPN7g?... #MortalKombat
positive · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II popcorn buckets and more are coming soon to theaters. Here's the complete guide: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/394529...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II - Official Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II is fine for what it is but like the previous film it has some emotional beats and some fight scenes I find really exciting in the post-Wick world where 90% of these movies are doing the same thing. Raiden gets assassinated and the ALIEN laser effect happens.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II was so fun but it completely obliviated the need for the first movie.
positive · AI labelView post →What Hollywood has in store for us this year: Practical Magic 2, FOCKER-in-Law, Scary Movie (remake), Spiderman, Cruella 2, Maleficent 3, Aladdin 2, Super Troopers 3, Avengers, Supergirl, Mortal Kombat II, Star Wars (x2), Street Fighter, Moana (live action remake), Toy Story 5... God it's bleak.
neutral · AI labelView post →tonight i finally watched the Mortal Kombat II film and i now have a theme of husbandos in sunglasses (Wesker is my main squeeze in case that needs a clarification)(but Johnny Cage can get it 😏)
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ (2026) 🎬⚡️👊🏼 "𝙸'𝚖 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞... 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝚂𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝙰𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝙵𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚖, 𝚜𝚘 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚎!"
neutral · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II begins the tournament in theaters this October, and the first trailer brings the fatalities:
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's say you wanna watch Mortal Kombat II later this week but you're thinking to yourself "dang, I barely remember what happened in that movie 5 years ago, should i watch it again?" NO, but you SHOULD enjoy our conversation about the baffling, pandemic-era film: youtu.be/cLthNA-rleI
neutral · AI labelView post →Went to the movies; saw Mortal Kombat II. Ticket-taker sees me and reacts with utter shock: "Is that a MARIO shirt!?" Genuine surprise and awe from this man. How? Why? He reacted as if Mario were some obscure media figure from decades ago. My dude, there's a Mario film in your own theater right now.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II | Official Trailer II. New Mortal Kombat II trailer
neutral · AI labelView post →Hollywood studios are so ridiculous. I literally can’t include a few silent seconds of a publicly available movie trailer in the video version of my podcast without being demonetized. I’m literally promoting the movie by talking about it. Happened with Sonic 3 and now happened with Mortal Kombat II.
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: That Mortal Kombat II movie is out, if you care. @lilbeef.bsky.social : what? Really? Me: Here's the trailer. (plays it) Him: What? Where are the hot guys? The bear and the panda? Me: That's tekken. Him: (pushing away to his desk) I no longer care about this trash.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II: Exclusive Inside Look at 'The Best Version of MK Ever Made for Cinema'.
neutral · AI labelView post →Did the people making the recent Mortal Kombat II movie realize how gay it was while making it, or was that a fun surprise for them later?
neutral · AI labelView post →The era of movie stars may mostly be over but I, ugh, paid to see Mortal Kombat II 100% because Karl Urban was in it. Money well spent.
positive · AI labelView post →it isn't going to win any awards but Mortal Kombat II was a fun movie and that was all I could reasonably ask of it
positive · AI labelView post →today on PV Guide, writer and fighting game movie connoisseur @pogform.bsky.social runs down the history of live-action movie adaptations of fighting games -- the highs, the lows, and what the upcoming Mortal Kombat II and Street Fighter movies can do right pvguide.ghost.io/fighting-gam...
neutral · AI labelView post →Box Office: 'Mortal Kombat II' Rings up $5.2M Previews.
neutral · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II (2026) Streaming: July 24, 2026 HBO Max #MortalKombatII whentostream.com/mortal-komba...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yall, go see Mortal Kombat II. Seriously could be my second favorite video game movie ever (behind Sonic 3, of course). The story, the fight scenes, the faithfulness, and Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage? *chef’s kiss*
positive · AI labelView post →My review of Mortal Kombat II for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Mortal Kombat II last night with the fam. It definitely has flaws but some of it was fun. I don't wanna spoil anything but there's definitely some parts that are big oof and i couldn't stop laughing. Best scene was liu kang & kung lao though
neutral · AI labelView post →MORTAL KOMBAT II (2026) Streaming: June 9, 2026 PVOD (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #MortalKombatII whentostream.com/mortal-komba...
neutral · AI labelView post →Director Simon McQuoid cuts right to the pulpy, gory chase as Earthrealm and Outworld champions scramble to prepare for a barrage of lethal battles and fan service. Read @hauntedmeg.bsky.social's review of MORTAL KOMBAT II: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/395000...
neutral · AI labelView post →New #BloodSplatteredVlog! 📽️ This week The Horror Guru & Count Jackula review MORTAL KOMBAT II! The second entry in the MORTAL KOMBAT reboot series that started in 2021, this time with Johnny Cage! #MortalKombat #MortalKombatII #ActionSky #MovieSky #FilmSky youtu.be/uPs4tus-f-4
neutral · AI labelView post →Time to watch that culturally relevant, capital letter Film like everyone else. Yup. Mortal Kombat II is streaming finally.
neutral · AI labelView post →Xena. Tolkien. Doom. Star Trek. Dredd. Marvel. The Boys. Now, Mortal Kombat. I had lunch with multiverse macho man Karl Urban—who steps up in his first martial arts film Mortal Kombat II as Johnny Cage—about his past and future on screen. Now on Esquire. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Caught up with MORTAL KOMBAT II and sorry, can't be impartial, as a Kitana main, this movie felt like it was made for me specifically.
positive · AI labelView post →Karl Urban gives the MORTAL KOMBAT series a much-needed punch to the krotch. My review of MORTAL KOMBAT II, a mostly-enjoyable fight movie where skulls sometimes get chopped to itty-bitty pieces, is at @thewrap.com!
neutral · AI labelView post →They have a chance to release Mortal Kombat II and the Street Fighter movie on the same day and create a 90s arcade Barbenheimer.
neutral · AI labelView post →We got one! MORTAL KOMBAT II (2025) becomes the 9️⃣1️⃣7️⃣th film we've found with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥🎥 Thanks to @fulciseyefetish.bsky.social for the tip-off! 🙏
neutral · AI labelView post →It was a busy week for films. In addition to these four I started the week with Pillion and Queer. Mortal Kombat II Masters of the Universe The Neon Demon Fear X #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Seldom has a movie fought so hard to be the second best movie in a franchise, but Mortal Kombat II sure did it.
negative · AI labelView post →Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social face tue buzzsaw sombrero of death in Mortal Kombat II #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →[Review] 'Mortal Kombat II' (2026) - Forces of Geek. > Well, folks, I am here to tell you that the new Mortal Kombat II film will soon be gracing your local cineplex and my god… It is redonkulous.
neutral · AI labelView post →Box Office: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Aims for $40 Million-Plus Debut, Battles ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ for No. 1.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mortal Kombat II looks like the stupidest movie ever made, *and I can’t wait.*
positive · AI labelView post →Now watching Mortal Kombat II (2026)! 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose your fighter! Fans of pure, uncut cinematic gibberish should form a disorderly queue for reboot sequel Mortal Kombat II, more fanboy fantasy fighting fun with an added bonus in Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. It's short, it's sharp and it entertains; 3 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/05/09/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm at the exact level of tired to watch the Mortal Kombat II trailer and think "mmm will this be the single greatest film ever made?"
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