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.
Raiders of the Lost Ark has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 29 Nov 2003
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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 06 Nov 2003
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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 05 May 2008
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Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 975 reviews, giving Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) an average rating of 86%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 93% and users giving an average score of 92%.
With a score of 86%, Raiders of the Lost Ark is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 59%.
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