Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
The Count of Monte Cristo has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Count of Monte Cristo was released in 2002 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 48 reviews, giving The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Count of Monte Cristo than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Count of Monte Cristo is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2002 with similar scores include films like Insomnia, Gangs of New York and Punch-Drunk Love.
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