Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Reviews & Ratings
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Raiders of the Lost Ark reviews
Raiders of the Lost Ark holds a 7.9/10 average from 14,016 TMDB ratings.
**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 alon…
— tmdb39513728
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…
— Gimly (7/10)
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 throughout the…
— Kamurai (7/10)
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.
Movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark
If you enjoyed Raiders of the Lost Ark, these movies have a similar feel:
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
- National Treasure (2004)
- Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
- The Mummy (1999)
- Sahara (2005)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
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