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Mimic

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

★ 6.1 1997 105 min R HorrorScience 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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Mimic in its release era

Released in 1997, Mimic sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1997-08-22
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.1/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America, Canada
Studio
Dimension Films
Topicsexperimentinsectmutationcockroachgiant insectnestcreaturedisease

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