The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Reviews & Ratings

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The Count of Monte Cristo reviews

The Count of Monte Cristo holds a 6.8/10 average from 64 TMDB ratings.

Robert Donat is great in this adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel. He is the wrongly imprisoned "Edmond Dantes", an honest sailor sent to live out his life on a prison island, never to return. He tunnels, and as luck would have it, rather than the sea he discovers another long-term inmate the "Abbé Faria" (OP Heggie), an elderly priest who refused to divulge to the authorities the whereabouts of the legend…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

Movies like The Count of Monte Cristo

If you enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
• Brute Force (1947)
• The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
• Passage to Marseille (1944)
• I Am David (2003)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
• Damsel (2024)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
• Home (2021)
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app