If you loved Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, try Raiders of the Lost Ark

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 · dir. Steven Spielberg

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 · dir. Steven Spielberg

What they share

Both films are directed by Steven Spielberg, and they both carry the epic, playful mood tags, and they sit in Action / Adventure territory. If that's the register that drew you to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

epicplayful

What Raiders of the Lost Ark is

Jungle temples, 1936, a worn leather whip cracking. A treacherous quest for the Ark of the Covenant unfolds, with Indiana Jones facing off against Nazi forces and rival archaeologist Rene Belloq. Spielberg's most iconic hero emerges here.

If you loved Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, try Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

What they share

What Raiders of the Lost Ark is

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