The invention discloses a massage armchair with a long massage stroke. The massage armchair comprises a base, a seat bracket, a leg supporting member and a manipulator assembly, wherein the seat bracket is hinged to the base, a lying mechanism is further arranged between the seat bracket and the base, slide rails are arranged at the two sides of the seat bracket, the manipulator assembly comprisesa slipping base, a massage member and a driving member, the slipping base is arranged on the slide rails in a sliding manner, the massage member is arranged on the slipping base, a sensing device isarranged at the front end of the slipping base, the leg supporting member comprises a main body, a first leg support and a second leg support, the first leg support and the second leg support are located on different side faces of the main body, and a turnover mechanism is arranged on the main body; the turnover mechanism comprises a fixing frame and a fulcrum member, the fulcrum member is fixed on the main body, the fixing frame and the fulcrum member are in running fit, hooks are formed on the fixing frame, the leg supporting member is hinged to the seat bracket through the hooks, and a linkmechanism is further arranged between the leg supporting member and the seat bracket. The massage armchair is simple in structure and beneficial to realization, and thus, a moving distance of a manipulator on the seat bracket is prolonged.