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The Count of Monte Cristo

This is not vengeance, this is justice.

7.9(2,176)20242h 58m12

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

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Status
Released
Budget
$46M
Box office
$75.4M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • count
  • revenge
  • wrongful conviction
  • hidden fortune
  • 19th century
  • moral downfall
  • post‑napoleonic france
  • parisian aristocracy
  • marseille harbor
  • betrayal conspiracy
  • methodical vengeance

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NR20 Dec 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A30 Aug 2024
    • Physical12Blu-ray & DVD2 Dec 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereSydney, New South Wales8 Feb 2025
    • PremiereFrench Film Festival4 Mar 2025
    • TheatricalM10 Apr 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereFantasia Film Festival19 Jul 2024
    • Theatrical16 Aug 2024
    • PremiereCinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival21 Sept 2024
  • ArmeniaAM

    • Theatrical26 Sept 2024
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1223 Jan 2025
  • AzerbaijanAZ

    • Theatrical26 Sept 2024
  • BelarusBY

    • Theatrical19 Sept 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereVarilux French Cinema Festival9 Nov 2024
    • Theatrical145 Dec 2024
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical5 Jul 2024
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical145 Dec 2024
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical24 Oct 2024

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The Count of Monte Cristo was released on 28 June 2024.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    9/3/2024

    7/10

    "Dantès" (Pierre Niney) is to be promoted to captain a ship for the wealthy "Morrel" (Bruno Raffaelli) after he disobeyed orders at sea and dived in to rescue a woman from drowning. This action immediately earns him the enmity of the now fired captain "Danglars" (Patrick Mille) and then just as his joy is to be complete with his marriage to "Mercedes" (Anaïs Demoustier) the soldiers arrive and he's implicated in a Na…

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    Wielo

    11/12/2024

    9/10

    The 2024 reimagining of The Count of Monte Cristo is a cinematic triumph, setting a new benchmark for adaptations of the beloved Dumas classic. Directed by Jacques Bernard, this latest French interpretation is nothing short of spellbinding, with Pierre Niney delivering a portrayal of Edmond Dantès that feels both deeply authentic and timeless. From Dantès’ naive beginnings to his calculated, unrelenting vengeance, Ni…

  • B

    badelf

    7/18/2026

    9/10

    **Summary: 9/10:** A sumptuous, propulsive French adaptation that proves Dumas's 19th-century revenge tale still has teeth; directors de La Patellière and Delaporte craft an epic that honors the source material's complexity while maintaining breathless pacing. Long before _Ocean's Eleven_ and _The Sting_, Alexandre Dumas wrote The Count of Monte Cristo in the mid-19th century — one of the most complex, graphic, in…

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