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The Mummy

1932
Romance
Drama
1h 13m
In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life... (imdb)
Directed by:
Karl Freund Karl Freund
Written by:
Nina Wilcox Putnam Richard Schayer John L. Balderston
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Starring:
David Manners David Manners Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan Boris Karloff Boris Karloff Noble Johnson Noble Johnson Arthur Byron Zita Johann Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher
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Franchise:
The Mummy
Genres:
Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French, Arabic, Egyptian (Ancient)
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The Mummy

1932
Romance
Drama
1h 13m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 06 Dec 2012
57
33rd
Karloff looking gaunt as all hell and staring deep into the viewer's soul with those glowy eyes... an image for the ages. The rest of the movie... not so much. Bland, slow and with terribly uninteresting characters.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
bofbof
Rated 25 Feb 2020
61
42nd
Karloff is brilliant, and as long as you don't expect him to shuffle around in bandages, it's worth it for him alone. The rest... eh. Hints that there is a different movie lurking under the surface if they weren't so busy following the plot of Dracula beat for beat to the point where the Van Helsing Light character even seems to figure out the plot based on actor-shared intuition alone.
Rated 25 Feb 2020
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 28 Apr 2008
61
33rd
The only real reason to watch this is for Karloff's wonderful performance as the mummy. His mannerisms and intensity elevates this, but also highlights the completely uninteresting characters that populate the rest of the movie.
Rated 28 Apr 2008
jordandcfcJordanDcFc
Rated 18 Mar 2011
67
30th
I thought it dragged on a little to be honest. It was all a bit nonsensical. Karloff was obviously great as the Mummy but the rest of the characters were a bit uninteresting.
Rated 18 Mar 2011
chemical404chemical404
Rated 30 Apr 2009
35
17th
Nice make-up job on Karloff. But not much else for this film to be proud of. It has undergone few butchering sessions due to strict code of the Hollywood at the time, so there are lots of loose ends. Also you easily draw parallels to Dracula (1931) film - story is exactly the same, just replace vampire with mummy, cross with ankh, and you have yourself this film.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 22 Oct 2012
50
44th
The close-ups of Karloff and his glowing eyes are incredible. Everything else is good enough to pass the time. (I'm going to go ahead and ignore The Nubian being magically turned into a slave.)
Rated 22 Oct 2012
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 08 Jul 2008
58
46th
Not enough Mummy.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 10 Dec 2013
70
45th
What do you call crow's feet when they're all over your face?
Rated 10 Dec 2013
cianetoCianeto
Rated 21 Mar 2007
90
69th
Waaaay better than the new stuff :)
Rated 21 Mar 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 30 Oct 2014
50
21st
BORING as hell I was waiting for Brendan Fraser to come and save me but just as I was about to give up hope the Mummy looks at a girl and dies. The poster is more exciting than this nonsense.
Rated 30 Oct 2014
kasperlKasperL
Rated 06 Nov 2017
50
29th
Pretty dull.
Rated 06 Nov 2017
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 04 May 2009
75
54th
Boris (billed as "Karloff, the Uncanny") steals the horror show via his solemn portrayal of ancient Egyptian high priest Im-ho-tep. Freund imbues the eerie proceedings with a darkly hallucinatory quality, while young archaeologist Fletcher delivers the best nervous breakdown I've ever seen on-screen.
Rated 04 May 2009
caimancaiman
Rated 11 Aug 2014
67
31st
A snoozer of a story, wooden acting from the supporting cast, and not nearly enough mummy action. Karloff's fun performance, some impressive makeup effects, and above average cinematography prevent it from being a complete stinker. Oh, and the Blu-ray transfer is remarkable. I know I shouldn't rate movies based on their presentation, but I think I may have added a few points subconsciously due to the gorgeous high def transfer.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 09 Dec 2012
65
38th
Karloff's iconic, everyone else less so.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 28 May 2017
60
36th
Biggest stand-out thing from this movie is the make-up and close-up shots of Karloff's face. Otherwise it's a rather uneventful horror movie that spends more time explaining things than being scary.
Rated 28 May 2017
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 26 Oct 2018
70
61st
Karloff , Freund, and the dude what does the makeup were all on fire. The rest of movie's saving grace is that it's short. Okay, it's not like the best bits were the only decent things going on, but there's a lot of problematic shit regarding modern Egypt, and Zita Johann is a walleyed charisma vacuum.
Rated 26 Oct 2018
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 29 Nov 2017
86
78th
Having thought the mummy was a shambling monster, this is a surprise - as is the unusual heroine & how she's saved. Also, unlike its peers, not all of the film's anachronisms are unwelcome. While there is the unavoidable slower pacing & ridiculously instantaneous romance, its colonialist mindset only makes for more interesting viewing decades later. It's now hard NOT to root for the devoted mummy in the movie's love triangle w/ the British "heroes" acting like the entitled colonialists they were
Rated 29 Nov 2017
djrossdjross
Rated 03 Dec 2020
55
53rd
A young woman being wooed by an energetic young man finds herself falling under the spell of an older man who seems enervated yet strangely irresistible, as if drawing on deeper cosmic wellsprings that promise a love lasting for all eternity, but we the audience are given to understand that this promise really amounts to the parasitic draining of youth and vitality. In short, a remake of the previous year's DRACULA, right down to the use of Swan Lake during the title sequence. But less good.
Rated 03 Dec 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 22 Nov 2020
55
36th
Karloff is very good, and his aged makeup was extremely impressive for its time, but Freund's direction is a little flat, and its exotic setting is essentially window dressing for a rather conventional story that plays out in a rather predictable and perfunctory way.
Rated 22 Nov 2020
x_humanx-human
Rated 15 Dec 2007
84
84th
Zita is captivating; simply impossible to tear yourself away when she's on the screen. Karloff is is also mesmerizing in a mostly unsung role. A too often overlooked gem from Universal.
Rated 15 Dec 2007
joojooJooJoo
Rated 05 Aug 2010
4
56th
A serious problem of tension being established only for the next scene to deflate it.
Rated 05 Aug 2010
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 02 Nov 2013
6
54th
Low on thrills and small in scope. The opening is great and it's always fun when Karloff is on screen, but the rest of the film is lacking.
Rated 02 Nov 2013
overratedoverrated
Rated 23 Oct 2021
31
22nd
Basically a reskin of Dracula with the same issue: it's only really good when Karloff is staring into the camera, which is grand total of less than two minutes. Also I have to be honest and say I was disappointed by the lack of the stereotypical bandaged mummy with outstretched arms, which I assumed originated with this film.
Rated 23 Oct 2021
mojojoestarMojoJoestar
Rated 06 Oct 2016
75
75th
A truly wonderful classic monster movie, even if Karloff's Imhotep isn't the first thing people think of when bringing up the mummy archtype.
Rated 06 Oct 2016
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 31 Aug 2011
78
69th
Karloff is wonderful as always and Zita Johann is splendid, but the script does no favors to David Manners or his character. Still quite solid.
Rated 31 Aug 2011
tonydaltonydal
Rated 01 Oct 2007
90
95th
My favorite of the original monster movies (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man).
Rated 01 Oct 2007
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 18 Jul 2014
88
59th
Karloff got style
Rated 18 Jul 2014
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 13 Feb 2022
65
45th
Decent, with a fantastic performance from Karloff to anchor it, but like many Universal Horrors it just didn't impress me all that much or grip me with the storytelling. The annoying instalove subplot was grating, none of the characters beyond Imhotep are very investing, & the plot- while intriguing enough- doesn't have a whole lot to it. However, my inner Egypt-obsessed child was quite happy to revisit things like Anubis & the pyramids. Worth seeing once to say that I have, but might not again.
Rated 13 Feb 2022
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 07 Sep 2022
50
23rd
The opening scene - a mummified Boris Karloff coming back to life - is very promising. His presence is indeed unsettling and the film capitalizes on that, however the other characters are too simplistic, the stakes are never all that high and there's almost no suspense at all. "The Mummy" runs on curiosity and an entrancingly macabre atmosphere but fails to live up to its promise and gradually falls apart, revealing not much more than exposition, stilted dialogues, pomposity and shallow drama.
Rated 07 Sep 2022
bzymusbzymus
Rated 12 Apr 2024
70
41st
audiovisual 72 acting 70 overall feeling 69 avg 70
Rated 12 Apr 2024
leutianleutian
Rated 23 Oct 2023
73
32nd
Coming off a marathon of all the other classic universal monsters, this was by far the most underwhelming. The archeologists and woman we focus most of the movie are way too uninteresting, it should have followed more on the mummy because he's fucking amazing.
Rated 23 Oct 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 25 May 2023
76
51st
Starts exceptionally well, with a nice mix of awed mythology and grandiosely “hushed-tones” performances, but somewhat loses its way as it proceeds, losing its sense of foreboding atmosphere and dipping in to unconvincing romantic melodrama. Still, overall great fun with Karloff in another iconic horror performance that can’t quite shake the shackles of FRANKENSTEIN, and a good support cast who add some weight to the goings on.
Rated 25 May 2023
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 16 Oct 2011
69
28th
A little slow but a classic in its own right. Karloff makes it worthwhile.
Rated 16 Oct 2011
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 10 Mar 2010
83
56th
Great atmospheric direction from Karl Freund, beautiful photography by Charles Stumar, and a touching yet creepy performance from Karloff.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
damildamil
Rated 08 Jun 2013
50
25th
Even at only 70 minutes in length, this film feels very slow. Yeah, I don't know, it was okay. It's certainly not one of the better monster movies of the era. The story is very thin, and doesn't really end in a satisfying way. Boris Karloff was fine, but nowhere near as iconic as his role in Frankenstein (1931). It feels blasphemous to say so, but honestly, The Mummy (1999) is a better film.
Rated 08 Jun 2013
kadrianKadrian
Rated 25 Dec 2011
60
72nd
Karloff is spooky no matter what makeup they put him in. Good movie.
Rated 25 Dec 2011
glmglm
Rated 18 Jan 2011
78
61st
78.250
Rated 18 Jan 2011
chadisdangerchadisdanger
Rated 23 Oct 2013
73
34th
An enjoyable if ultimately unremarkable horror. I can't say enough good about Karloff, who has tremendous screen presence here. Freund (earlier the DP for "Metropolis" and "Dracula", among many others) is skilled at creating a mysterious, otherworldly atmosphere, which is aided by all the neat Egyptian iconography. On the other hand, and this is really a product of its time more than anything, the non-Karloff characters are all one-dimensional and we spend too much time with them.
Rated 23 Oct 2013
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 10 Oct 2021
60
35th
Incredibly talky for a "horror" film. And there's a bit of expectation that you'll see a bandaged creature a bit more that what we do. Still, Karloff is amazing, and those face close-ups were brilliant. It's just that his shine can only go so far in what is otherwise a pretty bland story. (And what's up with his power ring? Wouldn't the next-in-line priest wanted to have snagged that before the entombment?)
Rated 10 Oct 2021
braddad68braddad68
Rated 24 Jun 2020
82
7th
Out of the original Universal monster movies, this was my least favorite.
Rated 24 Jun 2020
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 22 Nov 2012
54
9th
Karloff is solid but the character itself is rather flaccid. The story is tedious and completely uninteresting, the writing is standard at best, and everything else is either awkward (the editing, the camerawork) or totally flat (the acting). The setting provides some nice mood and a few interesting moments, but everything else about the film is simple and unexciting.
Rated 22 Nov 2012
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 24 Oct 2022
50
9th
Usually I find these Universal monster movies at least fun, but this one really dragged for me. Karloff is the only element that's at all interesting, but he's better in others. Meh.
Rated 24 Oct 2022
gurglebot20gurglebot20
Rated 23 Sep 2013
4
12th
Personally, I find it to be one of the more boring Universal horrors.
Rated 23 Sep 2013
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 10 Dec 2008
72
41st
I'm saddened that I had gone all these years thinking that the old monster movies were the best. I know now that this one suffers from some serious editing issues as well as being pretty boring until the last half-hour, at that point it does pick up, but only enough to be average at best.
Rated 10 Dec 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 17 Oct 2011
78
54th
Decent story brought up a notch with an enthralling performance from Karloff that makes up for the somewhat wooden rest of the cast.
Rated 17 Oct 2011
therngcritictheRNGcritic
Rated 29 Oct 2016
8
0th
This highly popular and deeply racist film strongly contributed to the "othering" of Egyptians, and by extension, the Middle East. This is Orientalism at it's most blatant and damaging.
Rated 29 Oct 2016
frederFreder
Rated 19 Jan 2010
95
92nd
Atmospheric and subtle chiller with Karloff at his best in the title role. Still the best Mummy ever to dust up the screen. Beautifully photographed.
Rated 19 Jan 2010
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 21 Apr 2013
74
59th
Karloff has an unforgettable presence in this film, and Zita Johann does a great job in her own right. The cinematography looks gorgeous in HD. I just wish the chemistry between Manners' and Johann's characters didn't seem so unconvincing, and that the film didn't end so anticlimactically and abruptly. One can feel giant holes in the film from scenes left on the cutting room floor.
Rated 21 Apr 2013
troothTrooth
Rated 12 Aug 2013
69
49th
I was expecting a lot more of a monster wrapped in gauze, and a lot less of Boris Karloff hypnotism. Not that I'm complaining.
Rated 12 Aug 2013
aron_ericsonAron Ericson
Rated 16 Mar 2011
63
54th
Visually good, and Karloff and Johann are sexy. But Van Sloan and Manners give the most annoying iterations of their Dracula roles.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
actionbergActionberg
Rated 08 Aug 2011
70
49th
Often quite corny, but there are some truly resplendent moments of creepiness to be had, almost entirely thanks to Karloff's performance as the titular villain. The art direction gets downright campy for the ancient flashbacks; it's about as culturally accurate as The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian." Still, Karloff is very obviously a legend for a reason, and the camerawork assists his talents with some great closeups while the sound of silence slowly becomes unsettling.
Rated 08 Aug 2011
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 15 Oct 2012
75
44th
It's amazing how many movies were made around the fact that Karloff has a scary face, and oh, man, is The Mummy racist.
Rated 15 Oct 2012
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 10 May 2015
70
63rd
Rather dated, not least the eyebrows of the female lead but holds up quite well. Somebody had the brilliant realization that mummies aren't actually scary so Karloff spends the most of the time in the guise of a delightfully creepy old Egyptian and actually get a chance to act.
Rated 10 May 2015
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 24 Apr 2017
50
25th
Surprisingly, the Brendan Fraser version is more memorable and entertaining than this. Karloff definitely makes it worth seeing once, but a person could be forgiven for just looking up his scenes on YouTube or something.
Rated 24 Apr 2017
paradigmaParadigma
Rated 11 Nov 2010
65
60th
Carloff rocks, and the laughing man too!
Rated 11 Nov 2010
punqPUNQ
Rated 09 Jan 2013
60
89th
Boris Karloff follows up his Frankenstein performance with another great monster characterization as an Egyptian Mummy. And he does a very credible and spooky portrayal and carries the film nicely. The other roles are well done, but not anywhere in the same league at Karloff. It's a slow moving movie. Still a high quality production with Karl Freund in his first official directors job in the US (rumors has it he doing most of the work for Dracula the year before). Overall a classic horror movie.
Rated 09 Jan 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 25 Mar 2014
87
91st
86.500
Rated 25 Mar 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 19 Aug 2014
57
33rd
sorry, this was boring. karloff looked cool and acted great, but there wasn't any sense of threat for the entire movie. the last ten minutes were cool, but that's about 50 minutes too late for cool stuff to happen. i much prefer the 1959 mummy with christopher lee, although after seeing this i learned that the 59 film is a remake of "mummy's hand" and not this one and gosh there's so many mummy movies i had no idea.
Rated 19 Aug 2014
ahamel7896ahamel7896
Rated 07 Jan 2014
7
54th
A little too similar to Dracula, but Karloff and Johann put in great performances. Well photographed as well.
Rated 07 Jan 2014
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 05 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 05 Mar 2007
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
37
48th
Zita Johann is adorbs.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 17 Sep 2011
52
32nd
The atmosphere and tension are decent but "The Mummy" is one of the few classic 30s UMM's that I just don't get (the 50s Hammer loose remake being far more enjoyable).
Rated 17 Sep 2011
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 14 May 2017
62
58th
Charming.
Rated 14 May 2017
stainStain
Rated 31 Mar 2007
80
68th
Annoying deux ex machina ending, but along the way manages to be very entertaining. Singlehandedly started this subgenre
Rated 31 Mar 2007

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