Movie · 2024 · Adventure, Action, Drama · 2h 58m · NR · French
Curator score: 8.7/10 (389.2K ratings)
This is not vengeance, this is justice.
Overview
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.
Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Mille, Vassili Schneider, Julien de Saint Jean, Anamaria Vartolomei, Julie de Bona, Adèle Simphal, Stéphane Varupenne, Marie Narbonne, Bruno Raffaelli, Abde Maziane, Amaya Ducellier, Oscar Lesage, Joachim Simon, Françoise Gazio, Axel Baille
Where to watch
fuboTV, MGM Plus, Philo
Curator Review
Verdict
A lavish, crowd-pleasing revenge epic that turns a classic literary plot into a sleek, emotionally charged adventure. It offers strong momentum, handsome production values, and a satisfying payback arc that should land with viewers who like betrayal, disguise, and grand-scale catharsis.
Best for
fans of swashbuckling period dramas
viewers who enjoy revenge stories with emotional payoff
audiences looking for a polished French prestige adventure
people who like long-form escape-and-reinvention narratives
Skip if
you want a tightly contained thriller
you dislike melodramatic plotting
you prefer modern realism over heightened period storytelling
you are not in the mood for a very familiar classic structure
Overview
This adaptation leans into the timeless appeal of Dantès as both victim and avenger: wronged, transformed, and finally terrifying to the people who destroyed him. The story’s pleasures are the old-fashioned ones done well—betrayal, prison escape, reinvention, and the slow tightening of a revenge scheme that feels inevitable once it starts moving.
Worth noting
What makes it work is the scale of the production and the confidence of its pacing. It plays like a prestige adventure rather than a dusty literary exercise, with enough spectacle and emotional clarity to keep the long runtime feeling purposeful. The central performance gives the character real gravity, so the revenge never becomes purely mechanical.
Bottom line
If you already know the story, the appeal is in the execution: the polish, the momentum, and the satisfaction of watching every mask come off. If you don’t, it’s one of those rare classics that still feels like a propulsive crowd movie rather than homework.
Top Letterboxd reviews
skyzar (4★) · 6480 likes
Moi perso je l’ai reconnu direct même avec le masque mais c’est pas une compétition
lijuu (5★) · 5544 likes
Faut vraiment être marseillais pour appeler sa fille Mercedes
Leo (3★) · 4810 likes
Men will do anything but go to therapy
Cherryfuzz (4★) · 4674 likes
Rancunier moi ? Sérieusement ^^ haha on me l avait pas sortie celle la depuis loooongtemps 🙂 demande aux orphelins que j'ai recueillis pour me venger 20 ans plus tard tu vas voir les réponses que tu vas te prendre XD
2000 · Action, Drama, Adventure · 2h 35m · R · Curator 8.4/10 (3.8M ratings) · Where to watch: Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, AMC, Philo
A benchmark revenge epic with betrayal, transformation, and operatic payback.
2021 · History, Drama, Action · 2h 33m · R · Curator 6.4/10 (550.5K ratings) · Where to watch: Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
For the same interest in honor, accusation, and the brutal machinery of revenge in a historical setting.