The Mimic

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The Mimic

2021,

1h 21m,

Comedy

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58%

19 Reviews

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65%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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58%

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19 Reviews

65%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Based on a true story, this clever, intriguing, and hyperbolic comedy follows the main character - 'the Narrator' (Thomas Sadoski) who is befriended by his young new neighbor 'the Kid’ (Jake Robinson), after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that the Kid may be a sociopath, the Narrator goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about him and his wife, a woman he ultimately begins to fancy. Between long walks down the street, a twisted dinner date, and a car drive gone terribly wrong, the Narrator gets closer and closer to the truth about the Kid. But the truth, as he finds, is anything but what he expected.

Critics Consensus

Although its darkly humorous look at sociopathy can be off-putting, The Mimic earns points for boldness and originality.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Feb 10, 2021

2.5/4

Gina Gershon has a hilarious scene-stealing cameo while Sadoski and Robinson make an appealing odd couple in a chipper black comedy.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Feb 5, 2021

1/4

The Mimic is a brief feature that feels longer, a tiring experience that isn't rewarding when the credits roll.

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Federico Furzan

Movie-Blogger.com

Feb 3, 2023

2.5/5

The Mimic goes back and forth in amusing conversations between two characters with a story to tell. The approach doesn’t let them get out of an overbearing atmosphere that seems to come from a hybrid of Groucho Marx and Sigmund Freud.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Jul 21, 2021

2.5/4

The cast hits their marks, and [Thomas] Mazziotti keeps predictability at bay, but it's tough to shake the feeling that it all would've worked better as a short...

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

Jun 6, 2021

Smug and self-congratulatory ... For his next film, Mazziotti should try to mimic something watchable.

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Bill Arceneaux

Moviegoing with Bill

Mar 25, 2021

2.5/5

It's a feat inside a nesting doll of arrogance, with enough color to make it attractive.

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Thomas F. Mazziotti

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Thomas Sadoski

The Narrator

Jake Robinson

The Kid

Austin Pendleton

Driver

Gina Gershon

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Marilu Henner

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Based on a true story, this clever, intriguing, and hyperbolic comedy follows the main character - 'the Narrator' (Thomas Sadoski) who is befriended by his young new neighbor 'the Kid’ (Jake Robinson), after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that the Kid may be a sociopath, the Narrator goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth about him and his wife, a woman he ultimately begins to fancy. Between long walks down the street, a twisted dinner date, and a car drive gone terribly wrong, the Narrator gets closer and closer to the truth about the Kid. But the truth, as he finds, is anything but what he expected.

Director: Thomas F. Mazziotti
Producer: Benjamin Cox
Screenwriter: Thomas F. Mazziotti
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Red Square Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 21m

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