How to Watch Indiana Jones in Order

There are 5 films in the Indiana Jones franchise. Below is the full list in release-date order — the simplest way to watch. For some franchises the in-universe chronological order differs; where it does, we note it.

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.

1
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) June 12, 1981
When Dr. Indiana Jones u2013 the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist u2013 is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) May 23, 1984
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees u2013 and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
3
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) May 24, 1989
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Hen…
4
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) May 21, 2008
Set during the Cold War, the Sovietsu2014led by sword-wielding Irina Spalkou2014are 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 who…
5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) June 25, 2023
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 an…

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Film lists and dates come from TMDB. “In order” here means release-date order; a franchise's in-universe timeline can differ. NewsGiga links only to legitimate sources and never to pirated content.