Raiders Of The Lost Ark Vs. National Treasure (Ep. 0036)
One of the problematic aspects of Movie Wars is picking matchups for iconic films like Raiders Of The Lost Ark. One of the best ways to find a matchup is by picking a film that is a representative descendant of that iconic film. National Treasure expounds on the Indiana Jones blueprint in new ways and with a modern twist. Escape from the boulder with the Movie Wars crew as we tackle two adventure film giants.
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Film Summaries
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Dr. Indiana Jones, a renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the ark of the covenant, which is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, Hitler's agents are also after the ark. Indy and his ex-flame Marion escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.
Rating:
PG
Genre:
Adventure, Action
Original Language:
English
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Producer:
Frank Marshall
Writer:
Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
Release Date (Theaters):
Jun 12, 1981 Wide
Release Date (Streaming):
May 13, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA):
$248.2M
Runtime:
1h 55m
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
National Treasure
Historian and code-breaker Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of the United States. Joining an expedition led by fellow treasure hunter Ian Howe (Sean Bean), Gates finds an ice-locked Colonial ship in the Arctic Circle that contains a clue linking the treasure to the Declaration of Independence. But when Howe betrays him, Gates has to race to get to the document ahead of his so-called colleague.
Rating:
PG (Some Scary Images|Action/Violence)
Genre:
Adventure, Action
Original Language:
English
Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Producer:
Oren Aviv, Jerry Bruckheimer
Writer:
Ted Elliott, E. Max Frye
Release Date (Theaters):
Nov 19, 2004 Wide
Release Date (Streaming):
May 3, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):
$173.0M
Runtime:
2h 10m