Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Movie, 1997, The '90s, Set in Outworld invades
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is #4 of 12 in release order and #5 of 12 in chronological order in the Mortal Kombat.
The story
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 encountered as they battle an evil warlord bent on taking control of Earth.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation recap
Shao Kahn ignores the tournament's result and tears open portals to invade Earth, reviving Kitana's dead mother, Queen Sindel, to lead his forces. He kills Johnny Cage, and Earth has six days before the merger of realms becomes permanent. Raiden, Liu Kang, Kitana and Sonya regroup, and Sonya enlists her partner Jax, who fights off Kahn's warriors. Liu Kang and Kitana seek the shaman Nightwolf, who teaches Liu an animal transformation called Animality; Liu resists the temptations of Jade, who joins them. Scorpion kidnaps Kitana. Raiden gives up his immortality to fight alongside the humans. The heroes go into Outworld and try to restore Sindel's soul by reuniting her with Kitana, but Jade is revealed as Kahn's spy. Raiden learns that he and Shao Kahn are brothers, sons of the fallen Elder God Shinnok, who kills Raiden when he refuses to abandon the mortals.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation ending explained
Jax, Sonya and Kitana beat Kahn's generals, and Liu Kang wounds Kahn, showing he has become mortal by breaking the rules. Shinnok tries to step in, but the Elder Gods expose him and rule that the fight must be settled by Mortal Kombat. Liu Kang defeats Kahn, Shinnok is banished, and Earth is restored. Sindel is freed and reunited with Kitana, and the Elder Gods revive Raiden as one of them.
Where to watch Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 3.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 4%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, before Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
- Chronological order: after Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, before Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
What to watch before Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
In release order, the essentials before Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) are Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995) and Mortal Kombat (1995).
Cast
- Robin Shou as Liu Kang
- Talisa Soto as Kitana
- James Remar as Raiden
- Brian Thompson as Shao Kahn
- Sandra Hess as Sonya Blade
- Lynn 'Red' Williams as Jax
- Irina Pantaeva as Jade
- Reiner Schöne as Shinnok
- Musetta Vander as Sindel
- Marjean Holden as Sheeva
- Litefoot as Nightwolf
- Deron McBee as Motaro
Directed by John R. Leonetti.