Mimic
“For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 57, rated by 1 admin.
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Scientists solve a cockroach problem by inventing an insect with much more alarming ambitions. Years later, the subway becomes the place to discover why the original safety assumptions were optimistic. Guillermo del Toro supplies rich creature atmosphere, even as the plot follows familiar underground-monster routes.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“Pest control has produced a substantially worse tenant.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 57
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1997
- Directed by
- Guillermo del Toro
- Running time
- 105 min
Starring
- 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
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Mimic (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · slantmagazine.com
Slant's director's-cut review values the grimy physical atmosphere while criticising conventional plotting and inflated exposition; edition-specific improvements are not attributed to the original release. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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