Why watch?

Lee Cronin makes the mummy actually terrifying — not some adventure-movie treasure hunt, but a grotesque, rotten thing in an old building that gets progressively more nightmarish. Jack Reynor and Laia Costa have real chemistry, but every scene with the mummy itself is pure horror, no theatrics. The film does it all at a relentless pace, 133 minutes of sustained dread, and even when it bites off more than it can chew plot-wise, the visceral decay and destruction are genuinely unsettling in the best way.

Who is it for?

Watch this solo in the evening or with someone who's into horror that actually messes with you — it's dark, grotesque, and doesn't pull punches. If Hereditary or The Witch got under your skin, same deal here. There's significant violence and sustained tension, not for kids or anyone looking for something light.

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Plakat — Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026 · 2h 13min6.9R
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The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

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A journalist's daughter vanishes in the desert and then, eight years later, walks back out of nowhere — but something is deeply wrong with her. Lee Cronin, who made Evil Dead Rise, takes a classic monster premise and twists it into a family nightmare that gets worse the longer she's home. Jack Reynor and Laia Costa watch their world fall apart as they realize their daughter isn't quite their daughter anymore. This is for you if you liked Hereditary or The Wailing — slow-burn horror that plants dread in your chest and doesn't let go.

Why watch?

Lee Cronin makes the mummy actually terrifying — not some adventure-movie treasure hunt, but a grotesque, rotten thing in an old building that gets progressively more nightmarish.…

Who is it for?

Watch this solo in the evening or with someone who's into horror that actually messes with you — it's dark, grotesque, and doesn't pull punches. If Hereditary or The Witch got unde…

Similar titles

If you liked how Lee Cronin's The Mummy takes a familiar monster story and makes it desperately physical and claustrophobic, check out Possession or Exhuma — both treat supernatura…

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