Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 512K votes

Rotten Tomatoes77%

Metacritic65%

TMDb6.026/10· 9K votes

With 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

Cast of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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  Harrison Ford

  as Indiana Jones

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  Cate Blanchett

  as Irina Spalko

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  Karen Allen

  as Marion Ravenwood

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  Shia LaBeouf

  as Mutt Williams

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  Ray Winstone

  as George 'Mac' McHale

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  John Hurt

  as Professor Harold Oxley

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  Jim Broadbent

  as Dean Charles Stanforth

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  Igor Jijikine

  as Antonin Dovchenko

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  Dimitri Diatchenko

  as Russian Suit

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  Ilia Volok

  as Russian Suit

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  Emmanuel Todorov

  as Russian Soldier

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  Pasha D. Lychnikoff

  as Russian Soldier

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull facts

Budget

$185M

Box office

$786.6M

Collection

Indiana Jones Collection

Our take on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Steven Spielberg returns the archaeologist-adventurer to the screen in this 2008 action-adventure set during the Cold War. This time the Soviets, led by the sword-wielding Irina Spalko, hunt a crystal skull tied to a mystical Lost City of Gold, and Indy is pushed toward Peru by a young man whose friend, Professor Oxley, has been captured for what he knows. The result leans into pulpy serial thrills, globe-trotting set pieces and Spielberg's practiced sense of momentum. Fans of the earlier films will recognize the tone, though the supernatural, era-shifting premise divides viewers. Good company for those who want breezy escapism over grit or realism.