The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (920 ratings)

Richard Lester returned to his double-barreled successes of the 1970s, The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, with Return of the Musketeers, a film that was inexplicably shelved for several years, making its belated premiere on cable television. Based on Alexandre Dumas's novel Twenty Years… More

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PG, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Richard Lester
Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 1, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Nov 24, 1993
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Better than you might reasonably expect ... but only slightly.

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    A fun follow-up to Lester's fantastic "Musketeer" films of the seventies - with most of the original cast!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This third movie in the Musketeers movies started in 74 wasn't needed. Sure it has the same actors for the most part, but it's more of a stupid comedy movie than a great adventure. I didn't like it.

  • jay n


    Light hearted romp that's no classic but moves at a lively clip and has a spirtied cast, most returning from the 70's version of The Three Musketeers.

  • xGary X


    This belated second sequel to The Three Musketeers is a rather slapdash, uneven patchwork of weak writing and sloppily directed set pieces that fails to recreate the magic of the previous films. It's not a complete waste of time as there are some funny lines and decent moments,… More

  • Stuart B


    Good fun

  • Dean M


    Worst one of 'The Three Musketeers' movies because they looked olders.

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