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Ed Boon

Ed Boon

Producer, also writer · Born February 22, 1964 (62) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward John Boon (born February 22, 1964) is an American video game programmer, voice actor, and director who was employed for over 15 years at Midway Games and since 2011 has worked for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in its daughter company NetherRealm Studios. Boon is best known for the widely popular Mortal Kombat series, which he created with John Tobias, and the Injustice series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Boon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 22, 1964 (62)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Ed Boon's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Self-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 8

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
8
Tense
6
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ed Boon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ed Boon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mortal Kombat II(2026)

    Producer · Video Game · Writer · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match(2023)

    Executive Producer · Video Game · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind(2022)

    Executive Producer · Video Game · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Injustice(2021)

    Video Game

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms(2021)

    Creative Consultant · Video Game · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(2021)

    Video Game · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge(2020)

    Creative Consultant · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · as Ed Goodman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Code Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Boon (voice)

  • Drawn Together(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Scorpion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat: Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation(1997)

    Video Game · Writer · as Scorpion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins(1995)

    Creator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    Thanks · Video Game · Writer · as Scorpion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Behind Mortal Kombat 3: Into the Outworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · as Self

  • Mortal Kombat III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Video Game

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mortal Kombat II (2026)

$129M worldwide

Highest rated

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Mortal Kombat II (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 16: 2 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting1 of 16: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 16: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew12 of 16: 6 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew2000s2 · acting2010s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ed Boon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, writer

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

61st percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ed Boon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles61–98 · median 91 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–21 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles31–83 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles10–31 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles55–79 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ed Boon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ed Boon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Tobias shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles