50 Movies Like Mortal Kombat (1995) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Mortal Kombat details →If you loved Mortal Kombat (1995) by Paul W. S. Anderson, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are 47 Ronin, Mulan, The Last Airbender. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Mortal Kombat
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Mortal Kombat in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
47 Ronin
2013 · Carl Rinsch
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their h
In common: Action · Fantasy
Mulan
2020 · Niki Caro
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps i
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Last Airbender
2010 · M. Night Shyamalan
A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth in its attempt for global domination. Aang, the long-lost Avatar, is found by Water Tribe si
In common: Action · Fantasy
Street Fighter
1994 · Steven E. de Souza
Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997 · John R. Leonetti
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever enco
In common: Action · Fantasy
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.
In common: Action
Madame Web
2024 · S.J. Clarkson
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Big Boss
1971 · Lo Wei
Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, whe
In common: Action
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · John Carpenter
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green ey
In common: Action
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, i
In common: Action · Fantasy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · Destin Daniel Cretton
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Highlander
1986 · Russell Mulcahy
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008 · Rob Minkoff
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, th
In common: Action · Fantasy
Elektra
2005 · Rob Bowman
Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural as
In common: Action · Fantasy
Cats & Dogs
2001 · Lawrence Guterman
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy.
In common: Action
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · Stephen Chow
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung
In common: Action
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · Charlie Bean
Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’
In common: Action
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Mike Mitchell
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and w
In common: Action
The Crow
1994 · Alex Proyas
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact re
In common: Action · Fantasy
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
1989 · Daisuke Nishio
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and sav
In common: Action · Fantasy
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Conn
In common: Action · Fantasy
Jungle Cruise
2021 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a di
In common: Action · Fantasy
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
In common: Action · Fantasy
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017 · Guy Ritchie
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of t
In common: Action · Fantasy
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Warcraft
2016 · Duncan Jones
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect
In common: Action · Fantasy
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Louis Leterrier
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Had
In common: Action · Fantasy
Gods of Egypt
2016 · Alex Proyas
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Karate Kid
1984 · John G. Avildsen
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-b
In common: Action
Wrath of the Titans
2012 · Jonathan Liebesman
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious
In common: Action · Fantasy
Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023 · Russell Mulcahy
The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fi
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010 · Jon Turteltaub
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly avera
In common: Action · Fantasy
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 · David Yates
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 · Mike Newell
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the god
In common: Action · Fantasy
Damsel
2024 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 · Breck Eisner
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting
In common: Action · Fantasy
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · John Milius
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from sla
In common: Action · Fantasy
Fearless
2006 · Ronny Yu
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
In common: Action
Immortals
2011 · Tarsem Singh
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Robert Clouse
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
In common: Action
Reign of Fire
2002 · Rob Bowman
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest undergrou
In common: Action · Fantasy
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunt
In common: Action · Fantasy
Lionheart
1990 · Sheldon Lettich
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband a
In common: Action
Willow
1988 · Ron Howard
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's ent
In common: Action · Fantasy
Clash of the Titans
1981 · Desmond Davis
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head
In common: Action · Fantasy
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
2017 · S. S. Rajamouli
When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.
In common: Action · Fantasy
Solomon Kane
2009 · MJ Bassett
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman f
In common: Action · Fantasy
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-Wai
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. Af
In common: Action
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