Immortal Combat
The brief
Immortal Combat feels like someone fed Mortal Kombat and The Tournament into an AI and asked it to make a movie on a shoestring budget. The premise of historical legends duking it out has potential, but director Monroe Robertson can't quite nail the cheesy fun factor needed to make this work. Dominique Swain does what she can with clunky dialogue, but the fight choreography feels more like community theater than gladiatorial combat. If you're the type who enjoys wonderfully terrible late-night action flicks where Joan of Arc throws hands with Genghis Khan, this might scratch that specific itch.
The verdict
If you're the type who gets genuinely excited about wonderfully terrible B-movies where historical legends fight each other on a shoestring budget, this is a perfect late-night guilty pleasure. If you need decent fight choreography or coherent filmmaking to enjoy an action movie, skip this community theater-level attempt at tournament combat.
Watch with
- 👥 Bad movie night with friends
- ⚠️ Skip if you want quality action
Heads up
- Fighting tournament violence throughout (frequent)
- Combat weapons and blood (moderate)
- Death matches and executions (moderate)
Credits
- Director
- Monroe Robertson
- Cast
- Dominique Swain, Eve Fournier, Roxanne G.C. Brooks, Charlit Dae, Samuel Selman, Josiah D. Lee, Sasha Di Capri
Official synopsis
History's greatest warriors, including Genghis Khan and Joan of Arc, are summoned by a shadowy organization to fight in a battle to the death. But unknown to their captors, the fighters have been plotting to turn the tables and dismantle the deadly enterprise from within.
The Double
Make a night of it
Pair this with Mortal Kombat II (2026)
Both feature legendary fighters in deadly tournament combat scenarios.
Total runtime: 1h 28m + 1h 56m = 3h 24m
