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The Relic (1997)

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40

Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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36

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Average Rating: 2.7/5
User Ratings: 26,285

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A mythological creature stalks the halls of a museum during a society fundraiser in this cheap sci-fi horror genre knock-off of Alien (1979). Penelope Ann Miller stars as Dr. Margo Green, an evolutionary biologist at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History who receives a shipment of artifacts from a colleague performing fieldwork in Brazil. Among the contents are leaves containing a rare fungus that, unbeknownst to Green or anyone else, attracts the palate of a rapidly mutating, lizard-like

Apr 20, 1999

Paramount

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All Critics (45) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (19) | DVD (9)

Though based on an original and respected novel, Hyams' horror thriller comes across as a pastiche of the genre's conventions as evident in major pictures of the past two decades, such as Jaws and the first two Alien films.

December 23, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety
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The story comes from a million other movies (mainly Jaws and Alien), and it's completely and totally predictable.

April 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment (1)
Combustible Celluloid

A slick, witty, and unexpectedly effective little genre throwback.

April 6, 2010 Full Review Source: FEARnet
FEARnet

A terrific monster movie with an edge. A bloody good time.

October 8, 2005
Fantastica Daily

Gory as heck, but still well-crafted monster movie fun.

January 9, 2004
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Monster runs through museum. Audience gets bored.

November 5, 2003
Juicy Cerebellum

Audience Reviews for The Relic

The Relic is an above-average popcorn horror film. It's by no means a great film but it's good fun and very easy to watch. I remember 1997 being The Relic vs. Mimic and for me The Relic wins comfortably. Good old James Whitmore eh!
August 17, 2012
SirPant

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The aboslute, complete, middle of the road, starring that chick you cast when you can't get Renee Russo
May 7, 2007
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