

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The return of the great adventure.
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
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7.9/10
14,106 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $389.9M
- Language
- English
- egypt
- treasure
- medallion
- swastika
- saving the world
- nepal
- himalaya mountain range
- cairo
- moses
- hat
- whip
- leather jacket
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalU7 Sept 1982
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG12 Jun 1981
- TheatricalRe-release16 Jul 1982
- PhysicalPGDVD21 Oct 2003
- Theatrical (limited)IMAX version7 Sept 2012
- PhysicalPGBlu-ray17 Dec 2013
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical30 Jul 1981
- PhysicalPG23 Feb 1987
- TheatricalPGRe-release23 Sept 2004
- TheatricalPGRe-release29 Aug 2012
- Theatrical12ARe-release7 May 2021
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG14 Aug 1981
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG12 Jun 1981
- PhysicalDVD13 May 2008
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical25 Dec 1981
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1217 Dec 1981
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL21 Aug 1981
ChileCL
- TheatricalRe-release10 Oct 2015
ChinaCN
- Theatrical11 Dec 1981
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical25 Dec 1981
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU1 Aug 1985
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Raiders of the Lost Ark was released on 12 June 1981.
Audience reviews
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tmdb39513728
1/9/2015
**Trailblazers of a Lost Art** Little wonder James Cameron and Joss Whelon movies are the biggest box-office earners. They are masters of cinematic rhetoric. The unfolding dramatic situations and controlled dialogue are meticulously contrived. Cameron could probably have potted more if it wasn't for his earnest, simplistic messages (rich bad; nature good). All three movies (_Titanic_, _Avatar_, _Avengers_) plot al…
- G7/10
Gimly
10/18/2017
I think for a lot of people, Raiders is their favourite (x) movie. Be that their favourite adventure movie, favourite '80s movie, favourite Spielberg movie, whatever. None of those ring true for me, but it is my favourite Indiana Jones movie. I was a mad fiend for Temple of Doom as a kid, and I've managed to make multiple teachers put The Last Crusade on in class, so I'm quite a fan of the franchise, but Raiders is t…
- K7/10
Kamurai
8/17/2020
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. For Spielberg's American Alan Quartermaine, I can certainly understand what the hype is about, but I've never been a big fan myself. For starters, Nazis are boring. I'm sure they were all the rage once upon a time as a classic villain, but it doesn't do much for me. Harrison Ford, of course, carries the movie, but Karen Allen plays really well with him throu…
- J10/10
John Critic
3/25/2022
5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My favorite action film of all time due to one of the most iconic death scenes at the end being my personal favorite and being featured in my melt movie lists on many different websites!!!
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/7/2023
This is trailblazing stuff - a great action film in the vein of earlier Technicolor swashbucklers. Harrison Ford is engaging and hugely charismatic and his battles with Karen Allen and Paul Freeman make for a considered, slightly dark but funny and memorable piece of cinema. So many great films have a depth in the cast that offers a multi-layered approach to storytelling. Spielberg cast John Rhys-Davies and Denholm E…
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