Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

"A legend will face his destiny."

2023 2h 35m EN

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6.5

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71%

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 4,410🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 237,465

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Synopsis

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Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

“A legend will face his destiny.”

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Cast

Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Helena
Mads Mikkelsen
Dr. Voller
Boyd Holbrook
Klaber
Olivier Richters
Hauke
Ethann Isidore
Teddy
Toby Jones
Basil Shaw
Antonio Banderas
Renaldo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Mangold
Writers: Gabriel Hardman, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Budget of $295M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Indiana Jones Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Directed by James Mangold, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Mangold directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. John Williams scores. Dirk Westervelt cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Budget of $295M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
3Released 3 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish.
5Part of the "Indiana Jones Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by James Mangold, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Dirk Westervelt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "A legend will face his destiny.".
12IMDB entry: tt1462764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 12 themes, including "melancholy", "treasure hunt", "ancient rome", "sequel".
14Released under 50 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Original score: John Williams
Editing: Dirk Westervelt
Production design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Joanna Johnston
Makeup / hair: Frances Hannon
VFX supervisor: Nicolas Hernandez
Sound: Paul Massey
Stunt coordinator: Mike Massa
Runtime: 155 min · 2h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $294,700,000
Box office: $383,963,057
Return: 130% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 71% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 237,465 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 41 nominations total

Part of

Indiana Jones Collection

Adventure film series created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman starring Harrison Ford as archaeologist Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., and directed by Steven Spielberg and James Mangold. Spanning the globe, on death-defying archeological endeavors, if adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones.

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Lachlan Thiele2023-05-28
★ 4/10
EXT. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF THE LOST DIALS SKULL – DAY Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is more closely related to its recent sequel than its distant cousins of the original trilogy. It attempts to take the franchise's formula and shake it up; it throws in cameos, call-backs and references but suffers the same issue every recent Lucasfilm movie has. It's another modern Disney reboot sequel with legacy characters left in the dirt, and a 'quirky & quippy' new character is presented to us. You know this character type when in the face of fear, they will make fun of the villain's Lactose Intolerance or something random because this character is flawlessly confident. They are knowledgeable on every subject relevant to the plot, smartasses because they are always correct, sassy when held hostage and always have an escape plan. This is Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridges), and she might be the only consistent character in the film. For the rest of the ensemble, Boyd Holbrooks Klaber speaks once in the movie and then chases after Jones in each scene; Mads Mikkelsens Jürgen Voller is the most forgettable antagonist of the franchise, Antonio Banderas is out of the film faster than he's in it and finally, Harrison Ford as Dr Jones is unfortunately back for what seems like a pretty good paycheck. I have nothing against the performances themselves. The cast is incredibly talented, but this skilled team cannot hide the terrible dialogue reinforcing the rather forgettable story. Ultimately, Indiana Jones has one of the greatest trilogies of films with a distance spin-off universe of sequels. Lucasfilm, post-2008, has not been your era. FADE OUT.
garethmb2023-06-16
Legendary archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), has returned to what is the film as his final outing in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny". The film is the first in the series since Disney acquired Lucasfilm and the first not to benefit from involvement by Gorge Lucas or the direction of Steven Spielberg. James Mangold has taken on directing duties and faces the challenge of delivering a satisfying solution to the series and one that atones for the disappointing "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". The film opens in the waning days of World War II when the imminent defeat of the Nazis has caused a mass exodus of their plundered archaeological treasures which draws Jones into the mix. The digital de-aging technology is impressive as we get an extended sequence of the younger Jones and his colleague Basil Shaw (Toby Jones), in a frantic and at times humorous segment that evokes memories of some of the finer moments from the series. Flash forward to 1969 as the world prepares to celebrate the return of the lunar astronauts, Jones is dealing with the pending retirement from teaching as well as issues in his personal life. When a figure from his past named Helena (Phoene Waller-Bridge) who happens to be his Goddaughter evokes memories of a disagreement with her father several years earlier over the fabled Dial of Destiny which Indiana and her father were able to retrieve half of earlier in the film. At the same time former Nazi scientists Jurgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), who is receiving his kudos as a key part of sending men to the moon and back, plots to obtain both parts of the Dial and with his legion of deadly assassins in tow, sets his sights on Jones and Shaw. Things become even more complicated when Jones is framed for murder and forced to flee in pursuit of Shaw sees archaeological discoveries as nothing more than a financial gain versus their historical significance. From New York to Tangiers, Greece, and other locales, Jones, Shaw, and her sidekick Teddy (Ethan Isidore), this battle against each other as well as the menace that constant Voller presents as they attempt to decipher the clues to combine the Dial and keep it from those who use it evil. The film takes its time getting to the action as it is interspersed throughout the film and while not the FX-laden visual abundance that modern audiences have come to expect, they are generally satisfying and factor in that the title character is a senior citizen pushing 80 and as such does some remarkably impressive action when called upon even though he does in one scene to lying about his various injuries and trials that he has faced over the years and the toll they take it upon his body. Some fans may say there was not enough action for the hook was not as compelling as in previous adventures. While this is certainly a valid thought process the film should delight true fans of the series as it is an appropriate look at the aging adventurer as he is pulled back into the field once again. There is also the matter of the new music from John Williams which sets the tone for the film well. Ford and Waller-Bridge work well with one another and there are some surprise guests that appear along the way one should delight fans. I found the movie to be more satisfying than the last two films in that the focus was on the character and themes of life, loss, aging, and doing what was right versus an abundance of action around a treasure hunt. It will be different things to different people but for me, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" is a loving send-off to the beloved character and one that cements the iconic Jones as a true cinematic classic. 4 stars out of 5
Brent Marchant2023-07-03
★ 7/10
It seems these days that it’s become all too easy to blast popular, commercial fare simply because it is popular, commercial fare. Granted, some offerings of this type genuinely deserve whatever grief they get, but others, such as the latest installment in this long-running franchise, don’t merit unfair potshots fired at them just for innately being mainstream offerings. In many ways, this is very much cut from the same cloth as its action adventure predecessors, but there are enough distinctions, new developments and lesser-known elements to keep it fresh and interesting throughout. Now, this is not to suggest that this final entry in this action adventure series is without its faults – it’s overlong, some of its action sequences could have been easily pared back (despite generally being as good as they are) and the storyline tends to sag somewhat in the middle. However, Indiana Jones has once again given us a rollicking good time with a captivating narrative, an intriguing assortment of twists and turns, and an array of colorful characters all vying for their piece of the pie (if not the entire pie itself). The film also provides fans of the franchise with deftly handled touches at achieving closure for the series, without dangling obvious or ambiguous carrots of there being more to come or any kind of impending reboot. Director James Mangold successfully puts the series to bed and tucks it in nicely while rounding off any remaining edges, something that it and its fans deserve. So, to all those cynics out there who are shamelessly bashing this release to be fashionable or hip, all I can say is “pipe down and lose the attitude already.”