The Mummy
PG-13

The Mummy

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2017 • 110 min • Fantasy · Thriller · Action · Adventure · Horror

Synopsis

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Our family guide

Best from age 13
44
Movie Knight Score
7738 reviews
  • 40 Reviewers · 10 · 75%
  • 55 Audience · 7728 · 25%

An ancient Egyptian princess, unjustly entombed, awakens in modern times and unleashes a terrifying supernatural force. A group of adventurers must find a way to stop her before she destroys the world. This film is a dark action-adventure with horror elements.

Violence & peril
7/10
Language
4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
3/10
Scary moments
8/10

Heads up

  • Frequent supernatural scares and jump scares
  • Intense action sequences with peril and destruction
  • Some disturbing imagery and body horror

What it models well

  • Courage in the face of danger
  • Teamwork to overcome threats
  • The consequences of unchecked power

Talk about it after

  • The historical and mythological elements depicted
  • What makes a villain compelling
  • The idea of destiny vs. free will

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Top billed cast

Director: Alex Kurtzman • Crew: David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, Dylan Kussman

Trailers & clips

Surrounded By Gold, With No Escape - Extended Preview

Unearthing Princess Ahmanet's Tomb

Home Video Tease

Ahmanet Graphic Novel

Your Friend Is Alive

Dr Jekyll Welcomes Nick

Sandstorm London

Nick Tries to Think

Reviewer notes

Not recommended

saw the bad reviews, and thought, "_it's probably not **that** bad. it's probably mostly just people who thought it didn't live up to the original's standards._" it **is** that bad. not the worst i've ever seen, but it. is. so. bad.

Not recommended

Well, I do openly hate remakes and reboots. Movies like the Mummy I tend to give a pass to, mainly because that's what you do with movies like that. But...Were they remaking the Mummy or where they Remaking American Werewolf in London? Or were they remaking Hellboy? Or were they remaking League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?…

Recommended

A disappointment. <em>'The Mummy'</em> begins with promise. I initially enjoyed the duo of Tom Cruise and Jake Johnson, the plot set-up and the location choice of London. Russell Crowe is a standout name too. However, sadly, the film gets progressively worse throughout the 110 minutes. The premise kinda just falls into itself, with any interest disappearing pretty quickly.…

Recommended

***Adventure, thrills, horror, Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis*** Two American soldiers & treasure-hunters (Tom Cruise and Jake Johnson) discover the tomb of evil Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), who attempted to summon the death-god Set but was seized and mummified alive. They and an attractive archaeologist (Annabelle Wallis) fly Ahmanet's sarcophagus to Britain when all hell breaks loose.…

Recommended

**The first in the Universal studio's 'Dark Universe'!** If you see the history, the reboots usually fails. It has to be at least half a century old to reboot like 'King Kong'. So the technology advantage would play a major role. It was less than the 20 years, the last 'The Mummy' film had released and pretty impressed everybody with modern visual effects.…

Not recommended

Disappointingly unoriginal and average. So here we go, then, Universal begin their rebirth of the Universal Creature franchise (Dark Universe) with a crack at old bandage features, The Mummy, sadly the result is very average at best.…

Recommended

In view of the reviews this movie has received I was not expecting much. Being a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror fan I had to watch it regardless of what people said about it of course. I have to say that I do not understand why so many seem to claim it is utter crap. Sure, it is not a great movie but it is not really bad either. It is not just a remake of the original The Mummy movies which I think is actually good.…

Not recommended

Remember when _Dracula Untold_ was supposed to kick off Universal's Monster-Movie franchise, but then they canned that because of how poorly received that movie was? Well get ready to go straight back to the drawing board Universal, because _The Mummy_ isn't even half the movie that _Dracula Untold_ was.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

Honestly, this film screwed up big time and it's not as good as the 1999 film, most people are going to compare this film to that and I don't blame them. Tome Cruise was like a walking joke in this and while I saw this in the cinema, people were laughing during an action scene that was actually badly put together and I didn't realise this until now.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

Oh gosh. Where do I even start. This film sucks. Now before I begin to tear this film into shreds, let me give you some background. I was excited for this movie. I love Tom Cruise. I love Sofia Boutella. I love Russell Crowe. I love the Universal Monsters. Lets just say I was disappointed. This film has some of the worst tonal problems in a film ever. An inconsistent tone is my biggest pet peeve.…

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Details

TMDB audience
5.5/10 (7,728)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$125,000,000
Box office
$409,231,607
Official site
www.themummy.com

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