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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 127 min · Adventure, Action

80.3 TOPICAL score · #355 of 6,776 films

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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!

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, directed by Steven Spielberg) has a TOPICAL score of 80.3 - ranked 355 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (11,437 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 68 languages.

Why this score

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Critics59
Audience95
Awards81
Historical impact92
Lasting engagement93
Cast92
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Harrison Ford (actor #61), Sean Connery (actor #86), Denholm Elliott (actor #447), Alison Doody

“The film received positive reviews and was a financial success, earning $474.2 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 1989.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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