Movies Like The Count of Monte Cristo

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Toast of New York

1937·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Rowland V. Lee

2 shared crewDir. Rowland V. LeeDP: J. Peverell Marley

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Rowland V. Lee

The Count of Monte Cristo CollectionDir. Rowland V. LeeAdventure & Drama

Treasure of Monte Cristo

1949·1h 16m·★ 6.0·William Berke

The Count of Monte Cristo CollectionAdventure & Drama

Affinity

2008·2h·★ 6.2·Tim Fywell

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The Man Who Would Be King

1975·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.3·F. W. Murnau

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City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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The Ox-Bow Incident

1943·1h 16m·★ 8.0·William A. Wellman

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1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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Kolya

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Jan Svěrák

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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The Docks of New York

1928·1h 16m·★ 7.5·Josef von Sternberg

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The Murderers Are Among Us

1946·1h 21m·★ 7.4·Wolfgang Staudte

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2005·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Eric Darnell

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2006·2h 6m·★ 6.9·J.J. Abrams

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How Good Is The Count of Monte Cristo?

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