Unlike the 1999 Brendan Fraser version (which was swashbuckling adventure), Alex Kurtzman’s 2017 reboot is a horror-action hybrid. Set in modern-day Iraq and London, the film follows U.S. Army corporal Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) who accidentally awakens Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), an ancient Egyptian princess who was mummified alive for murdering her family.
Ahmanet is not a slow, lumbering monster. She is a sleek, dual-wielder of supernatural blades who wants to possess Nick to bring about the god Set’s apocalypse.
By: Michael Tran, Film & Digital Culture Editor
Published: October 2023
When Universal Pictures released The Mummy in June 2017, they weren’t just releasing a Tom Cruise action flick. They were launching the "Dark Universe" — a cinematic slate intended to rival Marvel’s Avengers. The film was supposed to be a glorious rebirth of the classic monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. the mummy 2017 123movies top
Instead, The Mummy (2017) became infamous for two things: being a critical punching bag, and becoming a "Top" search result on the now-defunct streaming giant, 123Movies.
For years, fans seeking to watch Sofia Boutella as the horrific Princess Ahmanet have typed the query: "The Mummy 2017 123Movies top." But why? Was the film worth the piracy, or did the controversy around its release kill the Dark Universe before it began?
Let’s unearth the curse of the 2017 Mummy, why it dominated pirate sites, and where you can legally stream it today.
Summary
Strengths
Weaknesses
Performances
Tone & Audience
Verdict
Note on "123movies"
When you search for "The Mummy 2017 123Movies top," you are walking into a minefield. Since 123Movies was shut down by the MPAA in March 2018 (with domain seizures in Vietnam and the US), all subsequent "mirror sites" are dangerous. They often contain:
123Movies did not host files. It scraped third-party links (Openload, Streamango, etc.) and offered a Netflix-like interface. No account. No payment. No legal licensing. Unlike the 1999 Brendan Fraser version (which was