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1997 sci-fi horror from Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), starring fellow Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino...
1997 sci-fi horror from Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), starring fellow Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) as an entomologist who creates a mutant breed of insects to fight off disease-carrying cockroaches. Intended to die off after one generation, her creatures evolve years later into grotesque monsters that can mimic human form.
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65 %49 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
37 %46,148 reviewsAudience score rating
"A dark, dank and drippy sci-fi shocker that threatens to become something unusual before trailing off into ridiculousness."
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Variety
Variety"Creepy, beautifully designed horror yarn about mutant roaches that delivers both artfully eerie atmosphere and some boffo shocks."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"But Mimic is superior to most of its cousins, and has been stylishly directed by Guillermo Del Toro, whose visual sense adds a certain texture that makes everything scarier and more effective."
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Roger Ebert
Roger EbertMimic | Details
- Rating
- M, Horror theme, Medium level coarse language
- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA, Denmark
