Mickey 17 (2025)
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A man serving as a disposable worker on a space colony voyage must navigate the complications of being cloned every time he dies.
The story
In 2050, to escape the global reach of a murderous loan shark, Mickey Barnes and his friend Timo join a spaceship crew to colonize the ice planet Niflheim. Timo becomes a shuttle pilot, while Mickey joins as an "Expendable", a controversial job involving extremely dangerous tasks, with death resulting in a new clone of him with restored memories being created through a process called "reprinting". During the voyage, a romance develops between Mickey and security agent Nasha. The story follows Mickey as he navigates the dangers of his role and the complexities of his existence as a replaceable worker in a high-stakes space mission.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2050, Mickey Barnes joins a spaceship crew to colonize the ice planet Niflheim as an "Expendable," a worker who is cloned and 'reprinted' upon death. During the voyage, he develops a romance with security agent Nasha. Upon arrival at Niflheim, the crew develops a vaccine from local pathogens. After the 17th Mickey is left for dead by his friend Timo, he is revived by local 'Creepers' and returns to the ship, only to find a 18th clone has been printed. The two Mickeys attempt to coexist while navigating the rules of the expedition leader, Kenneth Marshall. After a series of incidents involving the discovery of sentient Creepers and the threat of execution for 'Multiples,' the Mickeys are forced into a deadly competition to collect Creeper tails for culinary use. Ultimately, Mickey 18 sacrifices himself to save Nasha and others, while Mickey 17 survives to lead the colony. The film ends with Mickey 17 destroying the reprinting machine and making peace with the Creepers.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 137
- Production countries
- United States; South Korea
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Bong Joon Ho
- Writers
- Bong Joon Ho · writer
- Cast and characters
- Robert Pattinson · Mickey; Naomi Ackie; Steven Yeun; Toni Collette; Mark Ruffalo · Kenneth Marshall
- Genres
- science fiction; black comedy
- Themes
- dehumanization; cloning; authoritarianism
- Tone and mood
- black comedy; slapstick; absurdism; horror
- Premise and plot tags
- space exploration; reproduction; alien life
- Source material / true-story basis
- Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was noted for its blend of genres and high production value.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 72 · scale: 100 · review count: 60; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 4 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film's 'Creepers' were designed by Bong and Jang Hee-chul.
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