Raiders of the Lost Ark

Name: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Genre: Adventure, Action
Released: 1981-06-12
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 7.9

1981 · Movie · PG · 115 min · ★ 7.9 · 90% critics

AdventureAction

A globe-trotting professor-adventurer is recruited to find a legendary religious artifact before it falls into dangerous hands. Racing across exotic locations, the mission turns into a relentless series of chases, close calls, and rival encounters as an entire regime closes in.

Also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Years: 1981
Release date: 1981-06-12
Language: English
Rated: PG
Runtime: 115 min
Max quality: UHD
Critic score: 90/100
TMDB rating: 7.9/10 (13,664 votes)
Box office: $389,900,000
Budget: $18,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, crowd-pleasing adventure with big thrills, humor, and constant peril, in the spirit of Jaws or Star Wars; Not for you if you dislike pulpy stories, Nazis as villains, or snake-heavy scares.

Pros: nonstop adventure pace; charismatic lead; memorable set pieces | Cons: far-fetched story beats; Nazis as villains; scary snakes moments