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The Mummy

Directed by Alex Kurtzman · 2017 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Mummy worth watching?

The Mummy (2017) earns a 36% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (35%) responded more warmly than critics (16%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Mummy?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

36%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

16% Critic Score
35% Audience
34 Metascore
★★☆☆☆ Letterboxd 2.1
5.4 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 50m
Cast
Tom Cruise , Annabelle Wallis , Sofia Boutella , Jake Johnson , Courtney B. Vance , Russell Crowe , Marwan Kenzari , Neil Maskell , Javier Botet , Andrew Brooke
Language
English

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Critics were divided or negative (16%).
  • Audience reception was lukewarm (35%).
  • Celluloid Score 36% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick
  • Horror fans expecting broad audience validation

Scores reflect data indexed at build time. Component sources are shown on this page; Celluloid Score is our composite, not a third-party trademark. Scoring policy

Is The Mummy worth watching?

No — The Mummy earns a 36% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

Universal’s Dark Universe false start — Cruise’s globe-trotting action energy couldn’t save a muddled monster reboot.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (35%) responded more warmly than critics (16%).

What is The Mummy about?

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen 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.

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