This movie shouldn't be marketed at kids. There's a lot of blood and gore, and the big finale includes decapitation. Not for kids, but good for teens.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Common Sense says
Thrilling third Indy actioner hunts for the grail.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11–12
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was written by Randy White
Parents need to know that kids will see hand-to-hand combat, action-filled chases and gun fights. Jones Sr. is shot point blank and almost bleeds to death. This movie is best suited for teens, although some intense scenes might disturb more sensitive among them.
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What’s the Story?
It's 1912 and young Indiana Jones (River Phoenix) risks his life to save Coronado's Cross. But his father (Sean Connery) is not impressed. We jump to 1938 and Indie (Harrison Ford) discovers that his father has vanished while searching for the coveted Holy Grail. Off to Venice, where Indy is followed by a secret brotherhood dedicated to maintaining the secret of the Grail. Indy finds his father, but Nazis kidnap them both. They escape to Berlin to find a missing diary and (literally) run into Hitler. After fleeing an airship and engaging in a dogfight, father and son head to the desert to beat the Nazis to the Grail. After a remarkable chase with a tank, Indy's dad is shot and Indy must get to the Grail in order to save his father's life.
Is It Any Good?
The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is fun to watch. Both actors have impeccable timing and are obviously enjoying themselves. While some of Indy's previous sidekicks were annoying, Connery's character is a worthy companion and foil. Since father and son have a past, you care about their relationship.
This installment also includes the return Indiana Jones' milder mannered side -- a hero who can be tremendously awkward when not battling bad guys or untangling ancient mysteries. Much of the movie's success is due to a tongue-in-cheek attitude that begins when young Indy -- played by an intense River Phoenix -- can't find the rest of his Scout troop and loudly declares that "everyone is lost but me." Ahh, that's the Indiana Jones we know and love.
Movie Details
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment, Director: Steven Spielberg
Run time: 128 minutes
Theatrical release: 5/24/1989, DVD release: 10/26/1999
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence
Run time: 128 minutes
Theatrical release: 5/24/1989, DVD release: 10/26/1999
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
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Great, action-packed, and funny, but also gory.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
good for older kids
I love it, but it was a little violent sometimes.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Yay
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! i know again with my brother but he's 9 and saw it and now it's one of his favorites. it's good to build up your kids strength with movies by starting small like this one just watch out when walter dies it sneaks up on you
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
BEST INDY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my fave indy movie!!!!! Next best is the first, then the fourth, and finally the second. Must watch!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Off For Ages 7 And Under; Iffy For Ages 8-10; On For Ages 11 And Up
Some blood: like the scene where Indy's father gets shot.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Sigh. Great series ruined by this awful third blunder. Bad storyline with little to no excitement. A chore to watch.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
This has people making out in bed and then cuts out they were probably about to have sex and theres plenty of bloody violence and minor swearing
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I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
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- Excessive violence
third best indy
a masterpiece
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
One of my favorite movies to watch as a kid.
I really loved the action in this movie - it was entertaining without being gratuitous and mindless. This happened to be one of the few movies that could hold most of my attention at four/five/six.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Not at all violent or scary
This movie is defiantly the least violent of all of the Indy movies. I can't even believe it was rated PG-13.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
A classic, fun movie.
Hilarious play between Indy and his father. Very funny movie. Little suggestive comments here and there. One full exclamation of Christ name. Towards the end, some gore is shown. A severed head, and a gorey transformation as a man goes from young to old to dead to dust. That is all I can remember. This is a great adventure!
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I rate this title pause for age 11 and give it
Fantastic
Great everything makes Indy shine
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I rate this title pause for age 8 and give it
very good
indiana jones 3 is ok for 8 year olds maybe. there is one part where indy's father gets shot and there is blood in that part but there is another part when a head rolls down a slanted walkway but that part dosn't have any blood and when the person turns into a skeleton might scare some kids.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
WOW
I have to say that this was my second favorite Indiana Jones movie. One was my favorite. This one was funnier, though, but I liked the action in one better. Still a little swearing in this movie, violence includes shooting, a beheading (in which you see the head roll across the ground), a pool of blood on a man's hand, as well as seeing a bullet wound. It is insinuated that Indy's dad slept with a woman (who was probably thirty years younger), and Indy was her next victim (no sex even implied, nothing happened but kissing). I highly recommend this movie.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Great! Best of the Trilogy!
The Last Crusade is one of my favorite movies, and the best Indiana Jones film. There is quite a bit of violence and some sexual references that will probably go over the heads of kids under 10. Good for kids 10+
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Asecond best in the trilogy
The first is the best, then this then the second but they're all very good and this one provides excellent entertainment.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
It's great!
It's Indiana Jones!! A fantastic adventure!
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