Overview
A vengeful warrior rises from the ashes to reclaim his honor and family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brutal
- propulsive
- dark
- action movie night
- video game adaptation marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's slick, brutal animation, faithful franchise sensibility, and Scorpion-focused story while noting that its crowded tournament plot can feel familiar and overstuffed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hanzo Hasashi becomes Scorpion after losing his clan, family, and life, making revenge the central force of his arc.
The fighters compete in a tournament whose outcome determines whether the Earth realm survives annihilation.
The film is specifically praised for brutal, bloody fights and jaw-dropping animated brutality.
Ninja clans, Shaolin fighters, sorcerers, and the god of thunder shape the film's fantasy combat tradition.
Films like Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, and why
Mortal Kombat
shares adult animated martial arts action, supernatural tournament combat, graphic violence, and video game adaptation energy
Ninja Scroll
shares stylized adult animation, revenge-driven mythology, brutal combat, and a determined warrior protagonist
Resident Evil: Damnation
shares video game adaptation, fantasy combat spectacle, ensemble heroes, and a high-stakes supernatural conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Ethan Spaulding
- Release Date
- 2020-04-12
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (1532)
Cast
- Jennifer Carpenter
- Joel McHale
- Jordan Rodrigues
- Patrick Seitz
- Ike Amadi
- Steve Blum
- Artt Butler
- Darin De Paul
- Robin Atkin Downes
- Grey DeLisle
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge about?
- An intensely violent adult animated martial arts fantasy turns Scorpion’s personal vengeance into a battle for the survival of Earthrealm.
- What is Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge as graphic.
- What did critics think of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge?
- Critics broadly praised the film's slick, brutal animation, faithful franchise sensibility, and Scorpion-focused story while noting that its crowded tournament plot can feel familiar and overstuffed.
- Which films are like Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge?
- Films with a similar feel include Mortal Kombat, Ninja Scroll, and Resident Evil: Damnation.
- How long is Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge?
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge?
- In United States, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
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