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Raiders of the Lost Ark

PG Released Jun 12, 1981 1h 55m Adventure Action TRAILER for Raiders of the Lost Ark: Trailer 1 List Raiders of the Lost Ark: Trailer 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark: Trailer 1 2:13 View more videos
93% Tomatometer 152 Reviews 96% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Dr. Indiana Jones, a renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the ark of the covenant, which is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, Hitler's agents are also after the ark. Indy and his ex-flame Marion escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Featuring bravura set pieces, sly humor, and white-knuckle action, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the most consummately entertaining adventure pictures of all time.

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Vincent Canby New York Times To get to the point immediately, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure movies ever made. May 4, 2023 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times [Raiders of the Lost Ark] grabs you in the first shot, hurtles you through a series of incredible adventures, and deposits you back in reality two hours later -- breathless, dizzy, wrung-out, and with a silly grin on your face. Rated: 4/4 May 4, 2023 Full Review Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times There was the almost exhausting excitement of the film itself. And at the same time a second emotion, a rush of gratitude which almost brought tears for the contagious joy and -- not to be corny about this -- the strength of the film's positive vision. May 4, 2023 Full Review Germain Lussier io9.com Raiders of the Lost Ark is a movie so well-made and confident it didn’t need to have a sequel, but we’re sure glad it did. Jan 3, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy One of the all-time greats. Harrison Ford is perfection-plus as Indiana Jones, so iconic a character that the AFI cited him as the second greatest movie hero of all time (just under Atticus Finch and just above James Bond). Rated: 4/4 Jul 7, 2023 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Raiders of the Lost Ark is still the ideal mold for action movies for the generation that followed. Jul 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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gregg benac One of my All-time , Top 10 movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Richard S It is a classic. I saw it twice in the theater as a kid. It is also one of those movies that when I see it on, I have to watch it to the end. Seeing it again in theaters as an adult, makes me appreciate it more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Teresa Harrison Ford in his prime, enough said! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review BRIAN T Watching it on the big screen with the sound system really made it enjoyable watching. Did not remember the entire film since the 1st time we viewed it many years ago. Really enjoyed it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review adam szmatula great movie a must see Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Colin So good. Snakes are there. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dr. Indiana Jones, a renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the ark of the covenant, which is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, Hitler's agents are also after the ark. Indy and his ex-flame Marion escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Frank Marshall
Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 12, 1981, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 2012
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$248.2M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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