Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- whimsical
- campy
- playful
- family fantasy night
- camp movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an anemic, effects-heavy fantasy adventure whose bizarre ambition produced more unintentionally comic than epic results.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jonathan Green's Russian mapping commission carries him into China, where Russian folklore figures, Chinese princesses, martial-arts masters, and dragons coexist.
The adventure relies extensively on CGI landscapes, bizarre creatures, dragons, and magical set pieces.
The film combines epic fantasy ambitions with playful oddities, broad performances, bizarre creatures, and surreal details such as dragon-eyelash tea.
Peter the Great commissions Jonathan Green to map the Russian Far East, and the expedition expands into encounters with princesses, martial artists, witches, and the Dragon King.
Films like Iron Mask, and why
The Forbidden Kingdom
shared fantasy adventure spectacle, comic absurdity, martial-arts action, and family-oriented tone
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
shared cross-cultural fantasy quest, eccentric humor, magical creatures, and effects-driven adventure
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
shared historical fantasy, supernatural folklore, broad comedy, and flamboyant visual spectacle
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
shared star-driven fantasy adventure, exaggerated action, and playful camp
Movie Details
- Director
- Oleg Stepchenko
- Release Date
- 2019-08-16
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (571)
Cast
- Jason Flemyng
- Yao Xingtong
- Anna Churina
- Ma Li
- Jackie Chan
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Yuri Kolokolnikov
- Martin Klebba
- Lance Luu
- Li Mengmeng
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Iron Mask about?
- A skeptical cartographer’s imperial expedition becomes a wildly excessive collision of Russian folklore, Chinese mythology, martial arts, and dragon-powered fantasy.
- What is Iron Mask like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Iron Mask as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Iron Mask violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Iron Mask as moderate.
- What did critics think of Iron Mask?
- Critics broadly found the film an anemic, effects-heavy fantasy adventure whose bizarre ambition produced more unintentionally comic than epic results.
- Which films are like Iron Mask?
- Films with a similar feel include The Forbidden Kingdom, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
- How long is Iron Mask?
- Iron Mask runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Iron Mask?
- In United States, Iron Mask streams on Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
