Mimic
1997 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.1 · 60% critics
When a deadly illness linked to cockroaches threatens a major city, a scientist creates a new insect meant to wipe out the carriers and then die off. Years later, the plan backfires as the species survives, adapts, and begins stalking people in dark, confined places with an unsettling ability to blend in.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-08-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (1,247 votes)
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
If you enjoy grim, bug-centric sci-fi horror with claustrophobic tunnel suspense and a “nature fights back” vibe, this should work; Not for you if insect horror or harm-to-children themes are dealbreakers, or you want nonstop action like Quarantine.
Pros: inventive creature concept; tense underground set pieces; strong creature effects | Cons: uneven pacing mid-movie; routine dialogue; very dark visuals
Themes
- experiment
- insect
- mutation
- cockroach
- giant insect
- nest
- creature
- disease
- scientist
- epidemic
- evolution
- sewer
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Mira Sorvino
as Susan Tyler
Jeremy Northam
as Peter Mann
Giancarlo Giannini
as Manny
Charles S. Dutton
as Leonard
Josh Brolin
as Josh
Alexander Goodwin
as Chuy
Alix Koromzay
as Remy
F. Murray Abraham
as Dr. Gates
James Costa
as Ricky
- JB
Javon Barnwell
as Davis
Directed by Guillermo del Toro