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Mortal Kombat II 8.3/10

The Dark Knight 9.0/10

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Comparing Mortal Kombat II vs The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight leads on expert rating.

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2026 116 min 4

8.3/10

Action, Martial Arts, Fantasy

Winner

2008 152 min 69

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

Specification	Mortal Kombat II	The Dark Knight

Studio	New Line Cinema / Atomic Monster / Broken Road Productions / Fireside Films	Warner Bros. Pictures
Franchise	Mortal Kombat	The Dark Knight Trilogy
Release Date	2026-05-08	2008-07-18
Runtime	116 min	152 min
Certification	R	PG-13
Genres	Action, Martial Arts, Fantasy, Adventure	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman

Critic Rating	8.3/10	9.0/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	4	69

Budget	$80,000,000	$185,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$128,000,000	$1,008,305,024
Awards	0	14

Available On	Apple TV, Apple TV, Prime Video, Prime Video	Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, FindEdition

Pros	Confirmed 116-minute runtime; Karl Urban is a strong fit for Johnny Cage; The Mortal Kombat tournament finally becomes c...	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...
Cons	The large cast leaves limited time for some fighters; Heavy franchise lore may confuse new viewers; Critical response ha...	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act