Picnic vs The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Picnic). Picnic is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 2h 58m. Picnic is the older of the two (1996 against 2024). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Picnic | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 12m | 2h 58m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shunji Iwai | Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte |
| Main cast | Tadanobu Asano, Chara, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa Musaka, Fujiko Yamamoto | Laurent Lafitte, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Pierfrancesco Favino |
Synopsis
Picnic
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes 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.
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