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Movie Overview
Cast
• Harrison Ford
• Karen Allen
• Paul Freeman
Director
• Steven Spielberg
MPAA Rating
PG
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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5/5
"You'd have to be a heathen to argue with the fact that Raiders of the Lost Ark stands as the best action-adventure movie ever made."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

3.5/4
"Justifiably one of the most indelible adventure films in cinematic history..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

9/10
"This film was also not only the subject of my very first movie review, but also the reason why I started reading movie reviews in newspapers and paying attention what the critics actually think about movies."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

"Spielberg's and Lucas's collaborative rip-roaring adventure story with a hero of epic proportions makes this film one of the best screen entertainments of 1981."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

4/4
"This is the kind of movie that, even today, audiences immediately fall in love with. It has all the right ingredients: a smart script, a likable hero, a dash of romance, more than a touch of comedy, and a lot of fast-paced action."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

4/4
"Throughout the film, Spielberg evokes the kind of armchair-clutching action sequences that remind us why they're called motion pictures."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

4/4
"Lost Ark holds up for many reasons, not least of which is because of Spielberg's consummate skill as a visual storyteller and his ability to draw charged performances from his actors."  Slant Magazine  Jeremiah Kipp

10/10
"Astounding movie packed with non-stop action, stunts galore, an interesting story line, great one-liners, a solid cast, a catchy musical score, and all the fun and adventure that you could squeeze into a two-hour thrill ride."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

A
"Watching Raiders of the Lost Ark again on the big screen I was again reminded how summer films were once thoroughly entertaining and fulfilling."  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

10/10
"...despite the fast pace, the movie is never frenetic or tiring, just pure, unadulterated fun throughout."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

4/4
"George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's classic movie did not invent adventure, as it was largely inspired by old serials, pulp magazines and B-movies, but it certainly revamped our conception of big screen adventure."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

5/5
"The most purely fun movie ever made."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

4/4
"perhaps the greatest adventure movie of all time"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson

A+
"Classic action set pieces, Harrison Ford at his swashbuckling best, Old Testament spirituality, and a satiric jab at Nazi anti-Semitism."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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