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Movies that feel likeThe Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

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.

If you loved The Count of Monte Cristo, the closest films we have are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Shogun Assassin (1980) and The Beekeeper (2024). All three share The Count of Monte Cristo's kinetic and relentless feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ran (1985).

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Alexandre de La Patellièreepickineticcontemplativerelentlessparanoid
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · dir. Ang Lee
🍅 96%★ 7.8adventure · drama · actionPrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

The difference: Lighter on paranoia

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

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Shogun Assassin
1980 · dir. Robert Houston
🍅 82%★ 7.3action · adventure

One thread runs through both: revenge

The difference: 44 years apart, and the 1980s show

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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The Beekeeper
2024 · dir. David Ayer
🍅 71%★ 6.3action · crime · thrillerPrime Video

The same mix in both: momentum, then relentlessness

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.

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Ran
1985 · dir. Akira Kurosawa
🍅 96%★ 8.2action · drama · history

Epic and contemplative in the same breath

The difference: Leans further into history

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

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The Mask of Zorro
1998 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 86%★ 6.8action · adventure

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

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The Northman
2022 · dir. Robert Eggers
🍅 90%★ 7action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

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Mutiny
2026 · dir. Jean-François Richet
🍅 50%★ 5.7action · thrillerRent or buy

Both lean on paranoia more than on drama

After witnessing his billionaire boss' murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss' death only to discover an international conspiracy.

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The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · dir. Randall Wallace
🍅 32%★ 6.5adventure · action · drama

Contemplative adventure in both cases

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

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Never Back Down
2008 · dir. Jeff Wadlow
🍅 21%★ 6.6drama · action

Action built on relentlessness, twice over

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.

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Killer Elite
2011 · dir. Gary McKendry
🍅 26%★ 6.4action · adventure · thrillerPeacock

Drama with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

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Damsel
2024 · dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
🍅 56%★ 6.1fantasy · action · adventureNetflix

Both lean on momentum more than on adventure

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 · dir. Tony Jaa
🍅 49%★ 6.2adventure · action · thrillerPrime Video

Relentless action, and it commits to that

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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