The Count of Monte Cristo vs The Eagle
The Count of Monte Cristo has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.2/10 for The Eagle). The Eagle is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 58m. The Eagle is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Eagle| The Count of Monte Cristo | The Eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 58m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Laurent Lafitte, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Pierfrancesco Favino | Paul Ritter, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, Douglas Henshall |
Synopsis
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.
The Eagle
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's…
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