Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (55 reviews)

  • 91% of users liked it
    (689,059 ratings)

The third installment in the widely beloved Spielberg/Lucas Indiana Jones saga begins with an introduction to a younger Indy (played by the late River Phoenix), who, through a fast-paced prologue, gives the audience insight into the roots of his taste for adventure, fear of snakes, and dogged… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 6 min.
Directed By
Steven Spielberg
Written By
Jeffrey Boam
Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
May 24, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Oct 21, 2003
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Captures some of the sense of fun that infused the first movie while using the addition of Sean Connery to up the comedic ante and provide a father/son dynamic.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    What was conceived as a child's dream of a Saturday matinee serial has evolved into a moving excursion into religious myth.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    The fast pace and force-fed wisecracks are as seamless as ever, but rarely has audience laughter sounded as hollow.

  • Caryn James, New York Times

    Of the three Jones films, The Last Crusade may well become the sentimental favorite, the Indiana to end them all.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    You want Adventure? Thrills? How about Rats?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mike S


    Very rarily does a sequel match the greatness of the original, but with "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" it all shines just as brightly. There's nothing I don't love about this stellar adventure gem, that tells us more of Indy's backstory and invites us to… More

  • Albert K


    This is the definition of a good blockbuster flick.

  • Tim S


    And here ends the original trilogy. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a bit of a return to the series' roots, which involved seeing Jones' day job as a professor, bringing back John Rhys-Davies & Denholm Elliott and being a little bit more light-hearted than the… More

  • Eric A


    If you asked me which of the three is my favorite, I would probably have to say this one. I really liked how Jesus Christ and The Holy Grail were incorporated into the treasure hunt in this film. The action was non stop and the movie never lost its originality or identity for a… More

  • Sanjaya &


    I must say sorry to Steven Spielberg before, because IMHO this one is the weakest Indiana Jones movie if it's compared to the first two movie.. It's true that he hire Sean Connery and River Phoenix in this movie, but that doesn't help because the story is a little… More

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