Mimic (1997) movie poster

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.

Why it matters
7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
71
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
100
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
57
Survival
66
CreatureMutation

Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

animal horrorcockroachdiseaseepidemicevolutionexperimentgiant insectinsectmanhattan, new york citynestscientistsewertunnelvirus

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