Mimic

1997 105 min ★ 6.1 Horror, Science Fiction

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

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Cast

Mira Sorvino

Susan Tyler

Jeremy Northam

Peter Mann

Giancarlo Giannini

Manny

Charles S. Dutton

Leonard

Josh Brolin

Josh

Alexander Goodwin

Chuy

Alix Koromzay

Remy

F. Murray Abraham

Dr. Gates

James Costa

Ricky

Javon Barnwell

Davis

Details

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro

Tagline

"For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$25,480,490

Production

Dimension Films

Reviews

K

Kamurai

July 10, 2021

★ 8/10

Really good watch, will watch again, and do recommend. This is "the movie with bugs that look like people", there aren't a lot of unique ideas out there, so I like celebrating the ones I can point too. While the cast and acting was really good, what makes this is the concept, the atmospheric tension and the practical efforts for the monsters. This is about as close as you can get to being...

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CinemaSerf

September 8, 2022

★ 6/10

This is quite an entertaining little sci-fi thriller about a worm that turned! "Tyler" (Mira Sorvino) is a distinguished scientist who created a bug that could kill cockroaches that were carriers for a deadly disease. Thing is, though, these super-bugs have started to get a bit out of control, and it isn't long before they decide that it's time to turn the tables on their creators - despite some s...