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The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
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Original name: Il Conte di Montecristo
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Italy
TV show
Story:
Edmond Dantes, a sailor falsely accused of treason, is imprisoned in the Château d'If off Marseille. After escaping, and adopting the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, he plans revenge against those who wrongly accused him.
Style:
suspenseful, dark, intense, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
revenge, mastermind, vengeance, betrayal, escape, justice, confined, identity, literary, sailor, aristocracy, conspiracy, corruption, island prison, redemption, escape plan, disguise, moral ambiguity, character study, napoleonic era, class conflict, seafaring, duel
Time:
19th century
Place:
france, marseille
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, suspenseful, dark and suspense films and TV series with plots about revenge, betrayal, corruption, conspiracy, justice, moral ambiguity and redemption mostly in Drama, Adventure and History genres. Some movies like The Count of Monte Cristo: The Prisoner of If Castle (1988), Mathias Sandorf (1979), El Conde: Amor y Honor (2024), Roppongi Class (2022), Sharpe's Revenge (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
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Duration: 90 min.
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Time:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Audience:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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36%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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Adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.
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Time:
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Story:
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