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title: "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
year: 2023
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fi1m_id: "indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny"
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tmdb_id: 335977
wikidata_id: "Q24278982"
fi1m_score: 58
critics_score: 61
critics_reviews: 14
published: "2026-09-10"
updated: "2026-09-18T08:38:05.885105+00:00"
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# Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 35m · ΓΓΤΕ K12 · Adventure, Action

## Identity

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny
- **IMDb ID:** tt1462764
- **TMDB ID:** 335977
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24278982
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/335977, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24278982

**Fi1m score: 58** · Critics 61 from 14 reviews

*In a sentence:* A digital Harrison Ford punches Nazis for twenty minutes so the real one can be tired for two hours

> James Mangold’s send-off for Indiana Jones gives Harrison Ford a fine, weary last go at the part and buries him under 155 minutes of chases nobody needed. Worth it for the man; the film around him is mostly noise.

## Synopsis

New York, 1969. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is retiring from a teaching job nobody has noticed him doing, living alone and drinking more than he should, while the city throws a parade for the men who have just walked on the moon. His goddaughter Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), daughter of his old friend Basil (Indiana Jones), turns up asking about a device the two men took from a Nazi train in 1944: half of a dial built by Archimedes that is said to find cracks in time. Also asking is Dr Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), a former Nazi physicist now working for the American space programme, with a gunman (Boyd Holbrook) in tow. Ethann Isidore, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies appear. James Mangold directs.

## Review

James Mangold has made the first Indiana Jones film without Steven Spielberg directing, and the one meant to be the last. It opens in 1944, on a Nazi train, with a digitally younger Harrison Ford fighting over half of a dial built by Archimedes, and then jumps to New York in 1969, where Jones is living alone in a small flat, retiring from a lecture hall nobody sits in, and being woken by his neighbours’ music. The script, by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp and Mangold, wants two things: to send the man off with some feeling, and to put him through three more chases than his knees can stand. It does the first well and then will not stop doing the second.

Ford is the reason to go. He plays Jones as tired, sour and slightly ashamed of having been left behind, and he makes the character’s age the subject rather than the joke. Watch the retirement party he does not want, the way he drinks alone in the flat, the flicker when Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Helena says the name Basil Shaw. He is not doing an impression of the man from 1981. He is playing what happened to him, and it is the best acting in the film by a distance.

Waller-Bridge is Jones’s goddaughter, a thief in an academic’s clothes, and she is quick and funny and never once sentimental about him, which is the right choice. Ethann Isidore, as her young accomplice Teddy, gets the film’s best deadpan. Mads Mikkelsen plays Voller, a former Nazi physicist now working for the American space programme, with the stillness he brings to everything; he is frightening for about two scenes and then the plot mostly has him arrive late and glower. Boyd Holbrook’s Klaber does the hitting. Indiana Jones has the prologue, Antonio Banderas has a boat, and Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies are in it for about as long as it takes to notice they are.

Phedon Papamichael shoots that prologue in rain and near-darkness, partly, we suspect, to hide the seams in the young Ford, and it half works. In long shot and in motion he is the man from *Raiders*; in close-up the eyes sit wrong and the mouth does not quite belong to the voice. We spent twenty minutes checking the face instead of watching the scene, which is a pity, because the scene underneath is a good one. Adam Stockhausen’s 1969 is better: ticker tape on a Manhattan avenue, a subway platform, a flat full of things nobody has dusted. Joanna Johnston puts Ford back in the hat and jacket and gives Waller-Bridge a wardrobe of borrowed suits, which tells you what her character is before she says a word.

Then there are the chases, and there are a great many. Three editors are credited, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker and Dirk Westervelt, and the parade sequence, Jones on horseback through a moon-landing celebration and down into the subway, is cut cleanly enough that we always knew where he was. The one in Tangier is not. Cars flip, a tuk-tuk goes down steps, bodies bounce, and none of it appears to be in the same place as the people, and it goes on for what felt like a quarter of an hour. We were bored, and then we were cross about being bored, because this is plainly where the money went. John Williams supplies the old march and a new, wistful tune for Helena, and the music knows what the ending is about long before the script gets there.

The last half hour takes a turn we will not describe. We will say that it moved us more than we expected, and that it did so with Ford sitting still while Williams did the talking. A film that can manage that at the end could have managed it at ninety minutes.

[*Raiders of the Lost Ark*](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark) (1981) ran under two hours and let its hero lose most of his fights. *Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008) pretended he had not aged; this at least admits it, which makes it the more honest of the two late entries and the sadder. Mangold’s own [*Logan*](https://film.one/film/logan) (2017) did the same job, a tired hero, a young companion and a last stand, with fewer moving parts and more nerve.

Go for Ford, if you go, and for the parade and the last twenty minutes. At home you will be tempted to skip Tangier. We would not blame you. It runs 155 minutes and carries a 12A.

*Fi1m score 58, published 10 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

The reviews split close to the middle, and the spread is wide. Most critics agree on one thing: Harrison Ford. Even the harshest notices credit him with carrying the film, and the warmer ones find his older, wearier Indy the most affecting thing in it. Phoebe Waller-Bridge divides them: some call her an equal partner, others say her energy cannot lift the machinery around her. Mangold’s set-pieces earn praise from the friendlier reviews for their ground-level immediacy, but the reservations cluster on length, convoluted plotting and heavy CGI, with the digital de-ageing called distracting more often than not.

The Telegraph and IndieWire are the sharpest dissenters, one calling the film a counterfeit of the originals, the other an almost complete waste of time. The New Yorker stands nearly alone in finding the digital rejuvenation of Ford moving rather than fake. The middle ground, where several land, is fun but formulaic.

## Straight answers

**Is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny worth watching?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* is worth watching for Harrison Ford's tired, sour, affecting last go at the part, and for little else, and we scored it 58. The parade chase through 1969 New York and the final twenty minutes are good; the Tangier chase and much of the 155 minutes between are noise. Go for the man, not the film around him.

**How long is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and what is it rated?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* runs 2h 35m and is rated K12 by the ΓΓΤΕ in Greece. It is an adventure and action film.

**Where can I watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in Greece?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* is streaming on Disney+ in Greece. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service.

**How violent or frightening is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and is it suitable for children?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* is a 12A action adventure, with Nazi villains, a gunman, punching and long chases in which cars flip and bodies bounce, but nothing we would call gory. Older children who know the earlier films should be fine; the pace and the length are more likely to test younger viewers than anything frightening on screen.

**How does Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny compare to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* is the more honest of the two late Indiana Jones films, because it admits Harrison Ford has aged and makes that the subject, where *Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* pretended he had not. It is also the sadder film. Crystal Skull has the stronger opening stretch; Dial of Destiny has the better ending, and both bury Ford under too many stunts.

**Do you need to have seen the other Indiana Jones films before Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?**

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* can be followed without the earlier films, since the plot about Archimedes' dial is explained as it goes, but it was made as a send-off and its feeling depends on knowing the man from 1981. Old friends reappear and the ending assumes you care about him. Newcomers should start with [*Raiders of the Lost Ark*](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark) instead.

**What should I watch after Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?**

After *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny*, try [*Raiders of the Lost Ark*](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark) (1981, Fi1m 93): Where it started: two hours, one ark, and a hero who mostly loses. Then [*Logan*](https://film.one/film/logan) (2017, Fi1m 83): Mangold’s other tired hero, given a child to protect and far less clutter; and [*The Adventures of Tintin*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin) (2011, Fi1m 77): Spielberg’s animated chase film, which does the serial thing with more glee than this.

**What order should I watch the Indiana Jones films in?**

Release order is the safe choice for Indiana Jones, and it is the order [our collection page](https://film.one/collections/indiana-jones) lists them in. *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* is the most recent of the 5 Indiana Jones titles on Fi1m; before it comes [*Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull). [The full order.](https://film.one/collections/indiana-jones.md)

### Reviews we read (24)

- **The i Paper**, Christina Newland (85/100, inferred): It is a loving coda to the original series that feels surprisingly poignant, especially in its portrayal of an older Indy, with strong chemistry between Ford and Waller-Bridge and homage to earlier films. [Read](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/indiana-jones-dial-destiny-review-harrison-ford-adventure-fans-tears-2352120)
- **Empire**, John Nugent (80/100, inferred): The film feels like a fitting, bittersweet goodbye to the iconic hero, emphasizing his age and mileage while delivering classic action set-pieces and a wild finale. It highlights Ford's joyful performance and Mangold's handling of both spectacle and character reflection. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/)
- **Radio Times**, James Mottram (4/5): Dial of Destiny is an apt final journey for Indy, with a great emotional performance from Ford as he confronts ageing and regrets, solid action set-pieces, and enough iconography to satisfy fans. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-review/)
- **Total Film** (75/100, inferred): The review praises the film as a highly satisfying blend of action, humour and emotion that serves as a strong send-off for the franchise. [Read](https://www.gamesradar.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/)
- **Vulture**, Bilge Ebiri (70/100, inferred): The critic finds the film too entertaining to dismiss and a fun time machine despite not matching the originals' escapist atmosphere. They single out the ground-level immediacy of the action sequences and vehicular mayhem for praise. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/indiana-jones-5-is-too-entertaining-to-dismiss.html)
- **The Guardian**, Mark Kermode (60/100, inferred): The critic finds the film fun but formulaic, with Harrison Ford carrying the weight in a lightweight sequel that feels like throwaway serials. They single out Ford's performance for praise as he ages better than the character in later-life roles. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/02/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-phoebe-waller-bridge-mads-mikkelsen-toby-jones)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, David Rooney (30/100, inferred): The critic finds the film an exhausting slog that goes through the motions without much joy or fresh take, despite some nostalgia in the closing scene. They single out the glaringly fake CGI and convoluted plotting for complaint. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-james-mangold-1235495914/)
- **The Telegraph** (30/100, inferred): The critic views the film as a shabby counterfeit of the original Indy experience, loaded with mayhem but short on spark and bravado. They single out the lack of inventive filmmaking and the frivolous climax for complaint, despite Ford giving it his all. [Read](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2023/06/28/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford/)
- **IndieWire**, David Ehrlich (20/100, inferred): The critic deems the sequel a belabored reminder that some relics are better left untouched and an almost complete waste of time. They single out its safe, uninspired approach for complaint. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-1234864859/)
- **Financial Times**, Danny Leigh (★★★☆☆): The critic sees big-budget chutzpah in set pieces but finds much of the film laboured and weighed down by predecessors, with Ford's gravity not fully joining the rest. They single out Waller-Bridge's energetic performance for keeping the door ajar to the future. [Read](https://www.ft.com/content/d66d4a0e-8daf-4c64-9ef8-55981054211c)
- **Los Angeles Times**, Justin Chang: The picture is at its best when it leans poignantly into the notion that time and the movies may have passed Indy by. Ford’s charisma is the one flame the film can’t extinguish, making it a muddled but resonant meditation on mortality. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-29/indiana-jones-5-review-dial-of-destiny-harrison-ford)
- **Screen Daily**: This sluggish sequel recaptures some playful derring-do in fits and starts but lacks the deep sense of fun of previous entries, feeling like an antique trying to stay relevant amid uninspired set pieces and CGI. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-cannes-review/5182251.article)
- **Sight and Sound**: The film is a disappointing sendoff for Harrison Ford, with overlong chase sequences and excessive CGI making it feel like a slog despite a glimmer of the Spielberg spirit. [Read](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/indiana-jones-dial-destiny-disappointing-sendoff-harrison-ford)
- **The New Yorker**, Anthony Lane: The film is of two minds about the hero’s mortality but determined to convince itself he is the exception to entropy. The story is front-loaded with good stuff, especially the WWII prelude, and the digital rejuvenation of Ford is moving. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/indiana-jones-and-the-losing-battle-against-mortality)
- **The New York Times**, Manohla Dargis: The gruff appeal of Harrison Ford, both de-aged and weathered, is the main draw in this generally silly entry in the franchise. The digital de-aging is distracting and the film is overstuffed. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review.html)
- **The Times**, Kevin Maher (★★☆☆☆): The critic finds the expensive sequel a meandering, enervating yawn that fails to deliver either thoughtful character study or propulsive adventure. They single out Phoebe Waller-Bridge's efforts for failing to enliven the autopilot machine around Ford's charismatic performance. [Read](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/indiana-jones-dial-destiny-review-film-movie-2023-xrlxsz5sg)
- **Variety**, Owen Gleiberman: It is a dutifully eager but ultimately rather joyless piece of nostalgic hokum with competent craft but not much exhilaration. The film translates Indy’s old daredevil fervor into pure will but reminds you that recapturing the thrill is much harder. [Read](https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-1235617471/)
- **/Film**, Lex Briscuso (8/10): The critic finds the film a bold and blazingly fun reunion with the beloved hero that pulls out all the stops. Harrison Ford delivers a triumphant final performance full of emotional depth and quips. [Read](https://www.slashfilm.com/1290690/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-review/)
- **NME**, Lou Thomas (4/5): The film delivers lively, enthralling old-fashioned fun as a fitting final outing for Harrison Ford's iconic character. The critic singles out Phoebe Waller-Bridge's energetic performance as an equal partner to Indy and the well-marshaled action set pieces by director James Mangold. [Read](https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-review-3446464)
- **Collider**, Therese Lacson (B-): The film marks the end of an era for an older, grumpy Indy but remains a fun, thrilling adventure thanks to strong action sequences and Harrison Ford's charismatic performance. It improves on Crystal Skull with good chemistry between Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, though the story is formulaic and uneven at times. [Read](https://collider.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/)
- **The Ringer**, Miles Surrey (65/100, inferred): Dial of Destiny reckons with Indy's legacy and flaws through his dynamic with Helena Shaw, portraying the hero's past triumphs and shortcomings while bidding farewell to the iconic character. It is not the best entry in the series but stands as the most reverent one, thoughtfully engaging with the franchise's history. [Read](https://www.theringer.com/2023/06/30/movies/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-helena-shaw-phoebe-waller-bridge)
- **Den of Geek**, Don Kaye (2/5): The critic finds the film a crashing bore and bloated slog that fails to recapture past glories, with noticeable lack of energy from the script, cast, and director. They single out the immersive Dolby Atmos sound design and John Williams' score as a bright spot amid the CG-heavy sequences. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-cant-rewind-the-clock/)
- **Deadline**, Stephanie Bunbury: The critic finds the film a brisk, gleeful action spectacle packed with spectacular stunts and nostalgia that works despite its ludicrous elements. She singles out Harrison Ford's enduring star power and the satisfying callbacks to earlier entries for praise. [Read](https://deadline.com/2023/05/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-phoebe-waller-bridge-1235371941/)
- **The Wrap**, Steve Pond: The review calls the film an exuberant but familiar action flick that leans heavily on Harrison Ford's charisma and the character's enduring appeal to carry its over-the-top sequences and fan service. It singles out the affecting quieter moments and the sense that the series has stuck the landing for praise. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-5-review-harrison-ford-cannes/)

## Details

- **Director:** James Mangold
- **Director:** James Mangold
- **Writer:** David Koepp, John-Henry Butterworth, Jez Butterworth, James Mangold
- **Cinematography:** Phedon Papamichael
- **Editor:** Dirk Westervelt, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker
- **Music:** John Williams
- **Production design:** Adam Stockhausen
- **Costume design:** Joanna Johnston
- **Producer:** Simon Emanuel, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
- **Cast:** Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones; Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena; Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Voller; Boyd Holbrook as Klaber; Olivier Richters as Hauke; Ethann Isidore as Teddy; Toby Jones as Basil Shaw; Antonio Banderas as Renaldo
- **Runtime:** 2h 35m
- **Certificate (ΓΓΤΕ):** K12
- **Release (Greece):** 29 June 2023
- **Genres:** Adventure, Action
- **Part of:** [Indiana Jones](https://film.one/collections/indiana-jones.md) · 5 of 5
- **Budget:** $295 million
- **Box office:** $384 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfMbSe7F2g

## Where to watch in Greece

- Disney+: streaming, uhd

*Checked 2026-09-10.*

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## If you liked this

- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93: Where it started: two hours, one ark, and a hero who mostly loses. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Logan* (2017), Fi1m 83: Mangold’s other tired hero, given a child to protect and far less clutter. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/logan.md)
- *Ride the High Country* (1962): Two ageing gunmen take one last job and argue about what it was for.
- *The Old Man & the Gun* (2018): Redford’s farewell, a bank robber who keeps going because stopping would be worse.
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77: Spielberg’s animated chase film, which does the serial thing with more glee than this. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)

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