This 96%-Rated Period Adventure Is Dominating Streaming Charts — Here’s Where To Watch

A French historical action-adventure film is climbing global streaming charts. Here’s why everyone’s watching this movie and where you can watch it online.

- August 4, 2025 | 7:43 PM IST

A Still From The Count Of Monte-Cristo(Photo Credit –Prime Video)

A French action-adventure film has broken into the top ten most popular movies list on Amazon Prime Video globally, according to FlixPatrol. We’re talking about the widely acclaimed 2024 release, The Count of Monte Cristo, a fresh adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic 1844 novel. Read on to find out what the film is about, how it’s been received by critics and audiences, and where you can watch it online.

What’s The Count of Monte-Cristo All About

Directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, this 1800s-set film tells the gripping story of Edmond Dantès (played by Pierre Niney), a kind-hearted sailor who is falsely accused of treason and thrown into a remote island prison.

During his imprisonment, he forms a bond with a fellow inmate who educates him in various subjects and reveals the secret of a hidden treasure. After fourteen long years, Edmond escapes from prison and returns to society. He is now transformed into the wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo and is determined to take revenge on those who betrayed him.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)⚓

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The Count of Monte Cristo – Rotten Tomatoes Score & IMDb Rating

The film currently holds a brilliant critics’ score of 96% and an audience score of 94% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s critics’ consensus reads, “Condensing Alexandre Dumas’ hefty tome into a brisk and lavishly appointed action-adventure, this French adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo hits the sweet spot with rapier-like precision.”

Moreover, it holds a solid user rating of 7.6/10 on IMDb. If you haven’t seen it yet, this one’s definitely worth adding to your watchlist. You can thank us later.

Where To Watch The Count of Monte Cristo?

The film is currently available to stream in India on Amazon Prime Video. Viewers in the U.S. can rent the movie on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other major digital platforms. It has a runtime of just under three hours, but those 178 minutes are totally worth your time.