5.4/10
164,354
886 user 432 critic

Die Mumie (2017)

The Mummy (original title)
Trailer
2:05 | Trailer
An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Director:

Alex Kurtzman

Writers:

David Koepp (screenplay by), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay by) | 4 more credits »
Reviews
Popularity
944 ( 194)

Unwrap 'The Mummy'

Can't get enough of Sofia Boutella? Learn about Sofia's early career and check out photos of The Mummy actress on and off the screen.

4 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

More Like This 

Action | Fantasy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.2/10 X  

In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Director: Rob Cohen
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello
Die Mumie (1999)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah
Action | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law.

Director: Edward Zwick
Stars: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge
Jack Reacher (2012)
Action | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins
Action | Biography | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Director: Doug Liman
Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Action | Adventure | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
Oblivion I (2013)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Stars: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough
Action | Adventure | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.

Director: Brad Bird
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg
The Great Wall I (2016)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

Director: Yimou Zhang
Stars: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe
Tomb Raider (2018)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Lara Croft "Alicia Vikander", the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft "Dominic West" disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug
Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.5/10 X  

A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.

Director: Chuck Russell
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise ... Nick Morton
Russell Crowe ... Henry Jekyll
Annabelle Wallis ... Jenny Halsey
Sofia Boutella ... Ahmanet
Jake Johnson ... Sgt. Vail
Courtney B. Vance ... Colonel Greenway
Marwan Kenzari ... Malik
Simon Atherton Simon Atherton ... Crusader
Stephen Thompson ... First Man
James Arama James Arama ... Second Man
Matthew Wilkas ... Reporter
Sohm Kapila ... Reporter
Sean Cameron Michael ... Archaeologist
Rez Kempton ... Construction Manager
Erol Ismail Erol Ismail ... Ahmanet's Warrior
Edit

Storyline

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, 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. Written by Universal Pictures

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Ancient evil returns See more »


Certificate:

12 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA | China | Japan

Release Date:

8 June 2017 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Mumie See more »

Edit

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,688,375, 11 June 2017

Gross USA:

$80,227,895

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$409,231,607
See more on IMDbPro »

Company Credits

Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Auro 11.1 | Dolby Atmos (Dolby Atmos+Vision)| Dolby Surround 7.1 | DTS (DTS: X)| SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alex Kurtzman, David Koepp, Jenny Lumet and Dylan Kussman were not revealed to have writing credits until days before the films release. See more »

Goofs

Clearly, Ahmunet is able to sense the presence of the dagger AND stone. But when she tried to stab Nick for the first time in the church, she was surprised that the stone was missing from the dagger. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Cross Rail Worker: [having just broken through with their drill] What the hell is this?
Construction Worker: I don't know.
Cross Rail Worker: [stepping inside] Whoa! Bloody hell!
Reporter: The Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, carving 26 miles of new commuter train tunnels beneath the surface of London. But today, an ancient tomb filled with the coffins of Crusader knights...
Archaeologist: People don't realize that London is a giant graveland. A modern city built on centuries of death.
Reporter: Because of the proximity to the Thames, half the space is...
See more »

Crazy Credits

Despite being filmed in Panavision, the "Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses" credit was used instead. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Mummy: The Global Journey (2017) See more »

Soundtracks

Bang Bang You're Dead
Written by Didz Hammond (as David Hammond), Carl Barât (as Carl Barat), Gary Powell, Anthony Rossomando
Performed by Dirty Pretty Things
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more »

User Reviews

 
Much better than the reviews. Not your usual stale monster film
29 June 2017 | by gwyckoffSee all my reviews

This movie is quite enjoyable. I'm not sure why it's getting so many bad reviews. The action is fast paced and the acting pretty good, plus it avoids most of the major structural pitfalls that plague the monster movie genre. There were some flaws, which I will mention later, but first the strong points:

"The Monster Always Dies". One big structural problem with monster movies is the lack of suspense. In the end, the monster is always vanquished. Any suspense revolves around the hero discovering the monster's 'fatal weakness' just in time to save the heroine. In some cases, as with the 1999 Mummy remake, the resolution is telegraphed so early and so strongly that you grow board waiting for Brendon Frasier to wade through all the special-effect laden cliff hangers to finally win the day.

This remake handles the problem in a very creative and unexpected way by first making the monster venerable almost from the start and then secondly by introducing another antagonist who turns out to be equally threatening to the hero. This builds suspense as the protagonist is threatened from multiple sides.

Ultimately all this climaxes in a completely unexpected ending that I honestly did not see coming; something really unique for a monster film. It may, in fact, be this ending that contributes to the negative reviews since strictly speaking it violates the hallowed monster flick formula most people have come to expect.

"Damsel in Distress". Another tiring issue with monster films is the obligation to service the inevitable damsel-in-distress theme. Again, Mummy 2017 takes a unique approach by making Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis effectively co-equals protagonists. Sometimes she saves him, sometimes he saves her, often with a good deal of humor in the role reversal.

All-in-all a movie worth seeing, but of course there were some flaws. Character development is kept to a minimum; only enough to service the plot line. This contrasts with the 1999 Mummy which excelled in wonderfully interesting characters who, unfortunately, were deployed in the service of a mundane and predictable plot. Other flaws include under use of Jake Johnston as the comic relief and a serviceable but uninspiring performance by the heroine Wallis. Had she matched the charisma brought by Cruise's performance it would have added a whole new dimension to the movie. In general, though, I liked it and am interested to see more of the 'Dark Universe'.


54 of 86 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 886 user reviews »

Contribute to This Page

Women on Set: Celebrating Directors in Their Field

Inspired by The Farewell director Lulu Wang's call to action at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards, we celebrate women filmmakers working in their field.

Watch the video



Recently Viewed