

The Mimic
2021-02-05 · 81 min · ★ 4.3
Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, 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. After unsettling rendezvous, the truth he finds is anything but what he expected.
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- Directors
- Thomas F. Mazziotti
- Production companies
- Red Square Pictures, Only Child Films, Gravitas Ventures
- Countries
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- Status
- Released
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Thomas SadoskiThe Narrator
Jake RobinsonThe Kid
Austin PendletonThe Driver
Gina GershonThe Woman at the Bar
Marilu HennerThe Assistant Editor
Tammy BlanchardThe Young Woman
Didi ConnThe Gossip Lady
Josh PaisThe Neurotic Lawyer
Jessica Keenan WynnThe Librarian
M. Emmet WalshThe Director
Jessica WalterThe Editor
Matthew MaherThe Waiter/Bartender
Doug PlautThe Writer
Steve RoutmanThe Optician
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