Raiders of the Lost Ark

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 55m
  •  (57)
  • 85

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Videos & Photos

  • Trailer for the first in this classic film series
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Release Date:

Jun 12, 1981

Runtime:

1hr 55m

Synopsis

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Cast

  • Harrison Ford
  • Karen Allen
  • Paul Freeman
  • Wolf Kahler
  • Ronald Lacey
  • John Rhys-Davies
  • Denholm Elliott
  • Anthony Higgins
  • Alfred Molina

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Great movie that stands the test of time.

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Metacritic

85
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Based on 16 Critics
8.9

USER SCORE (855)

Universal acclaim based on 855 Reviews
100

Plays like an anthology of the best parts from all the Saturday matinee serials ever made.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

Raiders of the Lost Ark is, in fact, about as entertaining as a commercial movie can be. What is it? An adventure film that plays like an old-time 12-part serial that you see all at once, instead of Saturday-to-Saturday. It's a modern Thief of Baghdad. It's the kind of movie that first got you excited about movies when you were a kid.

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Metacritic review by Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
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