Which Movie Did You Mean? MkvKing Versions & Remakes
Compare same-name films, remakes and film-versus-series results before choosing a viewing option.
A matching name is a starting point
Some titles belong to several productions. A film can be remade in another language, a television series can share a character with a movie, and an unrelated short film can use the same name in the same year. Check cast, original language and format together when the poster alone leaves doubt.
Search with a year when you know one
Try “Mortal Kombat 2021” instead of only the name. If a result still seems wrong, search the lead actor and compare the cast. Do not interpret a dubbed audio track as a different production: a Hindi adaptation of a Malayalam story has its own cast and release record, while a Hindi dub can belong to the original film.
Use these side-by-side choices
The groups below place common points of confusion together. Each card opens its own title page, so your saved selection points to the specific movie or series. Sherlock Holmes is a useful example: a feature film and a television interpretation are not interchangeable even when both follow the same detective.
Constantine: film or television?
The 2005 feature and the 2014 television series have separate casts and runtimes. Choose the format you intended, not just the shared character name.
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
The 2013 Malayalam film and 2015 Hindi adaptation are independently made productions. Selecting a different audio track is not the same as selecting a remake.
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
