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The Mummy Returns

Play trailer Poster for The Mummy Returns PG-13 Released May 4, 2001 2h 9m Adventure Action Fantasy Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ten years after the events of the first film, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) O'Connell are settled in 1935 London, where they are raising their son. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected, the O'Connells go on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil and to rescue their son before it is too late.
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In The Mummy Returns, the special effects are impressive, but the characters seem secondary to the computer generated imagery.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Very violent, mostly in comic-book terms. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone A piss-poor mummy movie indeed that doesn't deliver a damn thing worth preserving. Rated: 1/5 Jun 4, 2001 Full Review Caroline Westbrook Empire Magazine As escapist, noisy popcorn entertainment, it certainly delivers Rated: 3/5 May 18, 2001 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand [Stephen] Sommers is a pure pop Stephen Spielberg but this chapter is less 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' than 'Gunga Din,' a pulp update of old Hollywood action movies. Apr 14, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The nonstop action sequences are comparable to the original, though the timing and execution here lack the creativity and momentum needed to truly match up. Rated: 4/10 Nov 7, 2020 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Feels like treading of the same old ground. And that's likely because no one here has really evolved. Nov 1, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's exactly what you'd expect of a sequel that doesn't take the original seriously. Fun, just, don't think too much. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review JACOB B. the mummy returns is a really good sequel to the 1999 the mummy following the main characters now having a child who is the side character and the main cast being the main focus of the movie trying to stop a ancient evil from returning and saving their son from a group of worship shippers and I love that Dwayne Johnson was in the movie to play the scorpion King who is the main villain of the movie but the CGI for the scorpion king was unsettling because it just looked like a PS1 game but the movie is really good they brought back the main cast with a new character which is Alex the son of the main characters which is really cool that we see the mummy returns taking place right after the event of the mummy and seeing the main characters being parents and going into the role of still being archaeologist and parents at the same time trying the solve the history about the scorpion King and trying to save their son like the mummy returns has an incredible story incredible acting incredible plot that just pulls you in and just has you worrying about well the main character say their son and defeat the scorpion King before it's too late Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 9 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Adventure, Action and Violence)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $202,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Carlos T Filme: O RETORNO DA MÚMIA 2 @themumymovie Elenco: @brendan_fraser @rachelweisz1 @fehr.oded @wayuuprincess @iamjohnhannah @arnold_vosloo_official @jonathanhydeofficial @omiddjalili @freddie*boath @therock Modelo: #aventura #ação Duração: 2h 10m Ano: 2001 Minha opinião: Filmes ao estilo de aventura, como Indiana Jones, Tudo Por Uma Esmeralda, Allan Quatermain (As Minas do Rei Salomão), A Lenda do Tesouro Perdido, Uncharted, Cidade Perdida, Viagem ao centro da Terra, Goonies,... Este filme se tornou uma trilogia e mais anexo Rei Escorpião (2002), A Múmia (1999), O Retorno da Múmia (2001), Mùmia 3 (2008). Este filme se passa 10 anos depois do 1º. E agora Rick (Fraser) e Evelyn (Weiz) estão casados e tem 1 filho Alex (Boath), que as a nova dupla com o tio Jonathan (Hannah) que traz boas gargalhadas, não perdendo esta química do filme anterior e também a relação do casal, ainda mais. E com ótimas cenas de lutas, coreografias e muita ação. Tudo começa com o bracelete Anubis que é enviado ao casal porem o filho bisbilhoteiro acaba se fixando no seu braço. E o bracelete leva para onde esta o Rei Escorpião (The Rock) e ressuscita lo. E tendo seu seguidores Baltuz (Alun) que acreditam que ressuscitando, ganharão a imortalidade e riqueza. E para isso precisam do bracelete por isso sequestram Alex, e temos o retorno de uma antigo conhecido Imhotep ( Vosloo) que ressuscita novamente precisa do poder do Escorpião Rei para dominar o Mundo e ter seu amor novamente. Com efeitos bons novamente, apenas na produção do escorpião Rei deixou a desejar. The Rock parece uma marionete artificial. Agora a luta não apenas contra os ressuscitados,mas também com a vida de Evelyn que esta por um triz. Por isso Rick tem que fazer de tudo para salva-la e impedir que as criaturas dominem o Mundo. Vale apena assistir? Com certeza, o 1º é melhor, mas este não deixa a desejar e é um dos primeiros filmes de destaque para The Rock que depois será produzido um filme somente do Escorpião Rei e depois daí The Rock vai para o estrelato, sendo um dos atores mais bem pagos da história. Nota: 8,75 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Matt C Wow. This movie is the perfect filter for finding out whether someone loves movies or just loves the sound of their own voice finding reasons to be a negative little b!+@#. 4.5 Stars. Don't be a ninny and let the somewhat dated CGI bug you. It was state of the art for its day, so what more can you ask? They went all in on this one and the practical stunts are pretty damn awesome too. The Mummy Returns is right up there with the all time great popcorn blockbusters. Tons of action, laughs and beautful movie stars. So much fun and Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are wonderfully charming as always. Patricia looks like a straight up Goddess in this movie. The Rock in his PRIME. Seriously, anybody who puts this movie down is a hater that would serve the world better by cutting out their own tongue. The Mummy Returns is just plain good times!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Madhav N This movie was a huge part of my childhood I always have and will always love this film. But even from a critical standpoint even if you negate the nostalgia factor I still LOVE this movie. What is there not to love? Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr all give a striking performance. There are two ways to go about a mummy movie, either you make it a slow brooding, slow burn melancholic dark fantasy creepy movie like the brillaint boris karloff version OR you make it a fun action advneture with scene of genuine horror with a good dose of comedy and love and romance and friendship, this movie had it all romance and friendship and horror and humour, When I see a movie I personally dont care if it matches with ideas of plato or dostoyevsky yes I do not want it to be nonsensical but I also watch movies for entertainment not for a lecture, sure I do enjoy the philosophical movies like blade runner the deep movies strike a chord but I also enjoy ,ovies that touch on history fantasy aspects and lots of adventure with romance and friendship and I think in a post 2020 world where everything is so cynical I find myself rewatching this movie and yes the good old memories wash it, the acting is great especially vosloo dude still scares the hell outta me! its paced well and most imprtatnly characters are likeable like you give a damn you care for evie and rick and alex and ardeth something modern films fail, modern film characters in excuse for depth are just not likeable.......in a story no matter how good the ideas are or how deep it is means nothing if the characters are bland like the three body problem novel great ideas terrible characters like bland chaarcters and too dark. The Mummy and The Mummy Returns are fun and heartwarming and they supercharged my interest in history naturally more predominantly egyptian history I LOVE THIS MOVIE and to add little alex actor did an awesome job and yes we can let pass the scorpion king cgi get over it, the concept was cool yes this movie IS AMAZING Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ten years after the events of the first film, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) O'Connell are settled in 1935 London, where they are raising their son. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected, the O'Connells go on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil and to rescue their son before it is too late.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Producer
James Jacks, Sean Daniel
Screenwriter
Stephen Sommers
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Alphaville Films, Imohotep Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Adventure|Action|Violence)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 4, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$202.0M
Runtime
2h 9m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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