Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- disturbing
- visceral
- late night horror viewing
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually and viscerally committed but generic, overlong, tonally uneven, and insufficiently frightening.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Katie disappears as a young daughter and returns eight years later, turning the family's hoped-for reunion into supernatural terror.
The plot combines Egypt, desert spaces, ritual, a pyramid, and a mummy-related supernatural threat.
The film is described as vomit-drenched, raunchy exploitation, and offering substantial material for gore-focused viewers.
Charlie and Larissa's family remains broken for eight years after Katie vanishes without a trace.
Films like Lee Cronin's The Mummy, and why
The Exorcist
supernatural possession horror centered on a family confronting an inhuman presence and escalating domestic terror
The Evil Dead
gory supernatural horror with frantic physicality, occult menace, and an intentionally abrasive style
Hereditary
family-centered occult horror using grief, inherited trauma, and disturbing supernatural manifestations
The Dark and the Wicked
mysterious child disappearance, supernatural dread, and a family reunion transformed into nightmare
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Cronin
- Release Date
- 2026-04-15
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (2731)
Cast
- Jack Reynor
- Laia Costa
- May Calamawy
- Natalie Grace
- Shylo Molina
- Billie Roy
- Veronica Falcón
- Hayat Kamille
- May Elghety
- Emily Mitchell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Lee Cronin's The Mummy about?
- An eight-year-old disappearance becomes a grotesque supernatural homecoming when a broken family receives its missing daughter back.
- What is Lee Cronin's The Mummy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lee Cronin's The Mummy as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Lee Cronin's The Mummy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Lee Cronin's The Mummy as graphic.
- What did critics think of Lee Cronin's The Mummy?
- Critics broadly found the film visually and viscerally committed but generic, overlong, tonally uneven, and insufficiently frightening.
- Which films are like Lee Cronin's The Mummy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, Hereditary, and The Dark and the Wicked.
- How long is Lee Cronin's The Mummy?
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy runs 133 minutes.
- Where can I watch Lee Cronin's The Mummy?
- In United States, Lee Cronin's The Mummy streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
