The Man in the Iron Mask

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The Man in the Iron Mask

PG-13

Released Mar 13, 1998

2h 12m

Adventure

Action

Drama

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The former musketeer Athos (John Malkovich) swears vengeance after despotic King Louis XIV (Leonardo DiCaprio) causes the death of his son. Summoning his old comrades Porthos (Gérard Depardieu) and Aramis (Jeremy Irons), he hatches a plan to liberate a shackled prisoner rumored to be the king's twin brother, and then install him on the throne. But the three musketeers must also contend with their old friend D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne), who has remained in the king's service.

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Critics Consensus

Leonardo DiCaprio plays dual roles with diminishing returns in The Man in the Iron Mask, a cheesy rendition of the Musketeers' epilogue that bears all the pageantry of Alexandre Dumas' text, but none of its romantic panache.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

[There's] just too much great stuff here for this version of the Dumas story to be summarily dismissed.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 20, 2018

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Mike Clark

USA Today

To these nonteen ears and eyes, the kid is no more real in either guise than his phony flowing locks. And the romantic scenes fizzle next to Titanic's steamy roll in a Rolls.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 9, 2018

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Long in the tooth and unfocused and wastes its bang up cast.

Jun 4, 2020

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

As aging musketeers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne-each sporting a different accent-all look faintly embarrassed, like serious actors stuck performing at a kids' birthday party.

Oct 30, 2019

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

[UPDATED 2024 4K + BLU-RAY REVIEW] It's an irresistible story, but the movie suffers from clunky dialogue and a barrage of mismatched performances that represent just about every school of acting known to man.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 23, 2019

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Chief B

Great movie. It might not be perfect but I'm not bored for one second when watching it. And that's the most important thing when you watch a movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Frans B

Forget the original Dumas and "accuracy", it is a MOVIE. Cinematography is great, charismatic characters still march on, cast is very good in character. It does not feel wrong or too foreign, just a different perspective. Not masterpiece but really not too shabby

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Riccardo D

A fun film with some epic fight scene and good chemistry among the protagonists make it worth a watch. Certainly not the greatest movie and most liklely not the most accurate. However, a great performance by Irons, Depardieu, Byrne and above all Malkovich interpreting Athos help selling the whole movie. They carry every scene they are in at least with some good fun, at times even some earned pathos. DiCaprio is solid as usual in both roles. Overall a good film for everyone who likes the genre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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karina h

The three musketeers were probably the worst dog tongue being incredibly disgraceful in fact he was sleeping with the Queen and had children and misled them thinking it they were the kings he's the biggest dishonor yet acted as if he was better than the other three trying to get the king trapped in The mask that plan was far better and far more honorable than dog Tanya you should have been done for treason.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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Audience Member

Legendary film a Oscar winning performance by Leonardo DiCaprio he should have got one watch it again and again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Mark P

The Man in the Iron Mask celebrates love, honor, and goodness in a rare way. A stellar cast, strikes a great balance between across several plot points. I truly don’t understand the hate on this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Randall Wallace

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Leonardo DiCaprio

King Louis XIV

Jeremy Irons

Aramis

John Malkovich

Athos

Gérard Depardieu

Porthos

Gabriel Byrne

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Synopsis

The former musketeer Athos (John Malkovich) swears vengeance after despotic King Louis XIV (Leonardo DiCaprio) causes the death of his son. Summoning his old comrades Porthos (Gérard Depardieu) and Aramis (Jeremy Irons), he hatches a plan to liberate a shackled prisoner rumored to be the king's twin brother, and then install him on the throne. But the three musketeers must also contend with their old friend D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne), who has remained in the king's service.

Director: Randall Wallace
Producer: Russell Smith, Randall Wallace
Screenwriter: Alexandre Dumas, Randall Wallace
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Some Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.0M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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