The Man in the Iron Mask

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The Man in the Iron Mask

PG-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

Oct 20, 2018

3/4

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

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 9, 2018

2.5/4

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.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 31, 2001

2.5/4

Once all the pieces of the plot were in place, I was at least interested, if not overwhelmed; I could see how, with a rewrite and a better focus, this could have been a film of Braveheart quality instead of basically just a costume swashbuckler.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Dec 25, 2022

1.5/4

The film, written and directed by Randall Wallace, writer behind the pathetic Braveheart adaptation, does nothing exciting for the picture and can’t command more than a few decent performances.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Jun 4, 2020

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

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Oct 30, 2019

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.

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Rl T

@RT92191138 Oct 4, 2026

Savage. All for one, and one for all!

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Zach T

@RT75328906 Oct 1, 2026

It genuinely confuses me why people don't like this movie. It had great acting and dialogue, and though cheesy occasionally, it hardly detracts from the wonderful aspects of it. The actors did incredible and the story was very well told. A superb film that deserves to be a classic.

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Kuo Ann L

@Leeka Sep 26, 2026

Watched it as a young man when it came out. Heroism, honour, self sacrifice, good vs evil… loved it. It’s a product of the 90’s. You can’t judge it by the same lens of modern movies.

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Mary S

@RT31692299 Jun 21, 2026

soapy music, turgid dialogue, and much too much flash in costumes and settings

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Eye C

@ECinc Jun 15, 2026

I remember watching this in the theater and I kind of love it… and now no so much. It’s uneven at the beginning is so Hollywood, in a bad way, but slowly became better but not so much. Kudos for the performance of DiCaprio very well done.

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Maia C

@mainever Jun 4, 2026

without praise or blame

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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

D'Artagnan

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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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