Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark

Archaeologist Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can use its supposed supernatural power to create an unstoppable army. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas created the definitive adventure hero — a man who is both extraordinarily competent and endearingly fallible — in one of cinema’s most purely entertaining films. Globe-trotting action breathless pacing iconic set pieces and Harrison Ford at the peak of his screen charisma make Raiders the gold standard of the adventure genre.