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Mimic

1997 ·1h 45m · ★ 6.1 (1,219)

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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7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
71
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
100
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

animal horrorcockroachdiseaseepidemicevolutionexperimentgiant insectinsectmanhattan, new york citynestscientistsewertunnelvirus

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