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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 55 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Guy Pearce, James Caviezel
  • Summary: Alexandre Dumas's classic story of an innocent man wrongly but deliberately imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. (Touchstone Pictures)
  • Director: Kevin Reynolds
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, Romance, Crime
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 131 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    100
    Utterly thrilling and enthralling, a commercial film that paces itself wonderfully, never allowing the action or romance to outweigh its story and characters. For mainstream adventure fare, that's quite an accomplishment.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    This is solid entertainment, and the time Caviezel and Pearce spent training for their sword fights pays off handsomely.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    This is the time of the year movie studios traditionally dump their mistakes into theaters -- and boy, did Disney make a whopper with The Count of Monte Cristo.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. JonathanB.
    10
    How refreshing! A movie that actually feels like a movie ought to and cheats you out of nothing. Great performances - LOVE JB Blanc as the smuggler Luigi - need to see more of him in the movies....everyone was great though and the cinematography just shines. A lot of fun.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. PaulS.
    10
    Simply one of the most well-done films of all time. Well-acted, with a great storyline. Very well done.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. TarynN
    10
    This is my FAVOURITE movie of all time.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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