Overview
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.
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Auto-generatedThe Mummy (1999), directed by Stephen Sommers, is a rollicking action-adventure fantasy set in 1920s Egypt. Adventurer Rick O'Connell uncovers the buried ruins of Hamunaptra and unwittingly stirs an ancient curse tied to a high priest entombed millennia earlier, unleashing a supernatural threat. The tone is breezy and swashbuckling, balancing scares with humor, romance, and globe-trotting spectacle. Themes of forbidden love, greed, and ancient power run beneath the thrills. With a MagicMovieScore of 7.0, it's a crowd-pleasing throwback to classic adventure serials, ideal for fans of monster mayhem mixed with wit and a sense of grand fun.
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Top Cast
Brendan Fraser
Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz
Evelyn Carnahan
John Hannah
Jonathan Carnahan
Arnold Vosloo
Imhotep
Patricia Velásquez
Anck-Su-Namun
Oded Fehr
Ardeth Bay
Kevin J. O'Connor
Beni Gabor
Jonathan Hyde
Allen Chamberlain
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6.92
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Movie Info
Release Date
April 16, 1999
Runtime
2h 4m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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