Mimics (2025)

Sam Reinhold is a struggling impressionist working at a grocery store while pursuing an unsuccessful comedy career. Despite support from his grandfather, Melvin, and his coworker and love interest, Virginia Martin, Sam becomes desperate for fame. He accepts an offer from a mysterious agency and receives Fergus, a ventriloquist dummy promised to make him successful.

Fergus can speak and move independently, and Sam’s performances quickly become popular. However, the dummy becomes controlling and increasingly acts as the real star. People who insult Sam, interfere with his career or attempt to separate him from Fergus begin suffering violent accidents. As Sam’s fame grows, his relationships with Virginia and Melvin deteriorate, while the agency pressures him to accept every performance.

Sam eventually discovers that Fergus is part of a system that exploits ambitious entertainers and takes control of their lives. Realizing that his success is endangering those around him, Sam rejects the agency and refuses to perform again. During a final confrontation, he cuts Fergus’s strings and destroys the dummy, apparently ending its control over him.

Sam gives up his career but regains control of his life. However, the final scene shows another box being delivered to a new performer, revealing that the agency remains active and the cycle will continue.