Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses.
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr.Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail.Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr.Henry Jones Sr..He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Tension
- Worldwide
- $474M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #44
Placed at #44 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #46
Placed at #46 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #200
Placed at #200 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade returned 9.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $48M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $474M
- Release date
- May 24, 1989
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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