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All The Best 'Mummy' Movies Ranked

There are so many spooky movie monsters out there, but the Mummy has to be one of my favorites. Whether he's lumbering in robes or dissipating into a cloud of sand, the ancient mythology and treasure seeker heroes were always aspirational to me as a kid, and the worlds felt so big and genuine.While there have been many interactions over the last century, and many movies, I love the lore and tropes we see across the films.Today, I want to rank all the Mummy movies that have come out and talk about which ones I think are the best.Let's dive in.All The Mummy Movies EverWhen I embarked on making this list, I had no idea just how many movies featuring mummies there actually were. I think in the 1930s, when the first ones came out, they had to feel revolutionary since people were still digging in Egypt and making huge discoveries. And as they kept making those movies, you had a ton of nostalgia for that time. Before I rank the movies, I want to give you a list of all the actual movies there have been, so you can see the breadth of the monster's role in Hollywood. 1. The Universal Classic Monsters (1932–1955)This is the original series that started it all. It began with Boris Karloff's iconic, slow-moving monster and then evolved from there to Lon Chaney Jr's take on the Pharaoh. The Mummy (1932) - Starring Boris Karloff as Imhotep.The Mummy's Hand (1940) - Introduces the mummy...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 5 November

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