The Last Mimzy

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The Last Mimzy

PG

2007

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

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Siblings Emma and Noah discover a box full of strange items they believe are toys. As the children play with the objects, their parents and a teacher notice that their intelligence level is growing by leaps and bounds. Emma reveals that her favorite toy, a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, talks to her and has an important message from the future.

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Critics Consensus

The Last Mimzy makes efforts to be a fun children's movie, but unsuccessfully juggles too many genres and subplots -- eventually settling as an unfocused, slightly dull affair.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Apr 5, 2007

B

New Line powerbroker/director Robert Shaye has made a children's film for stoners, a trippy, psychedelic fable that belongs in the DVD section of New Age bookstores alongside the strangely similar What The Fuck Do We Know?

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Mar 31, 2007

Occasionally arresting ideas and a non-condescending attitude to its pre-teen protagonists give this more character than many effects-driven family fantasies, even if it's ultimately too wonky in construction to sweep us along convincingly.

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David Fear

Time Out

Mar 31, 2007

3/6

It's refreshing to be reminded that an intelligent, exciting family movie isn't always an oxymoron.

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Kathi Maio

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Feb 28, 2020

And yet.... If you can turn off the voices that murmur all the reasons there are to dislike this film, you will find that it actually works as entertainment.

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Ellie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Jun 6, 2019

2.5/4

Features moments both ridiculous and sublime, contrived and inspired, and somewhere in between something truly magical happens - The Last Mimzy steals our hearts.

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James Vance

Tulsa World

Feb 6, 2018

2.5/4

The adult cast is an ensemble effort filled with solid performances.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 12, 2026

this is not a great movie!

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Blake- N

@PBSAniDom Apr 15, 2026

The Last Mimzy is an alright sci-fi family film that has an interesting idea at its core but doesn’t fully reach its potential. The story starts off with a sense of mystery and curiosity, which helps draw you in early on. The concept involving futuristic technology and children discovering strange objects is creative and has some genuinely intriguing moments. However, the film’s pacing can feel uneven, and the explanation of its sci-fi elements becomes a bit overly complicated as it goes on. The performances are decent, especially from the young cast, but the emotional impact isn’t always as strong as it could be. Some scenes feel more confusing than engaging, which takes away from the overall experience. Overall, it’s a passable family sci-fi movie with a good idea that doesn’t fully come together. I’d rate it a 5/10.

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Tiffani L

@RT87520817 Mar 28, 2025

Love it best need 2nd one cool best so good

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Daniel H

@RT68748954 Mar 8, 2025

Absolutely love this film. I give it five stars because of the Mimzy. Truly special moments we love mim

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Cyrus K

@Keyflame626 Dec 9, 2022

I will give credit to this movie that it actually tries to be a good kids movie. But sadly it ends up feeling generic, Overstuffed with side plots and genres, and overall just feeling as if it could have come from any other studio and could have been better.

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Apr 9, 2022

Full of comedy, original fantasy & sweet kissing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Siblings Emma and Noah discover a box full of strange items they believe are toys. As the children play with the objects, their parents and a teacher notice that their intelligence level is growing by leaps and bounds. Emma reveals that her favorite toy, a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, talks to her and has an important message from the future.

Director: Robert Shaye
Producer: Michael Phillips
Screenwriter: James V. Hart, Bruce Joel Rubin, Toby Emmerich
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Lighthouse Productions
Rating: PG (Mild Peril|Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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