Who directed the 1995 Mortal Kombat film?

Paul W. S. Anderson directed the 1995 Mortal Kombat film.

The film was Anderson’s feature-film directorial debut. It adapts the basic premise of the games by following Earthrealm fighters who compete in a tournament connected to the threat of Outworld. The principal cast included Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage, Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung.

Mortal Kombat was released in 1995 and became a commercially successful video-game adaptation. Its soundtrack, especially the electronic theme associated with the film, became closely linked with the franchise. The movie emphasizes tournament adventure and martial-arts action while using recognizable characters, settings, and terminology from the games.

Anderson later directed films including Event Horizon, Resident Evil, and Alien vs. Predator. The 1995 film is distinct from Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, released in 1997, and from the 2021 reboot directed by Simon McQuoid. Those films have different directors and casts.