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.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Tension
- Worldwide
- $390M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Raiders of the Lost Ark 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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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Raiders of the Lost Ark appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #29
Placed at #29 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #137
Placed at #137 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
6 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
4 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Raiders of the Lost Ark returned 21.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $18M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $390M
- Release date
- Jun 12, 1981
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
- —
- 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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