Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie, 2023, The Later Years, Set in 1969
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is #6 of 6 in release order and #6 of 6 in chronological order in the Indiana Jones.
The story
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 and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny recap
In 1944, Indy and his friend Basil Shaw try to recover the Lance of Longinus from the Nazis, and find half of Archimedes' Antikythera, a dial said to locate fissures in time. In 1969, Indy is retiring from his New York college, separated from Marion after their son Mutt died in the Vietnam War. Basil's daughter Helena, Indy's goddaughter, asks for the dial, then steals it to sell. Jurgen Voller, the Nazi physicist from 1944, now working for the US space program as Dr. Schmidt, sends killers after them, framing Indy for murders. Indy follows Helena to Tangier, where she tries to sell it, with her young sidekick Teddy, and then goes in search of the other half with the help of his old friend Sallah and the diver Renaldo. Voller plans to use the dial to go back to 1939 and kill Hitler to win the war for Germany.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ending explained
The dial sends Indy, Helena and Voller's plane back to the siege of Syracuse in 212 BC, where Voller dies, and Helena brings a wounded Indy home to Marion. Voller's calculations ignored continental drift, so the fissure leads to Archimedes' time instead of 1939. Indy wants to stay with Archimedes, but Helena knocks him out and takes him back. In New York, Marion returns to their apartment and they reconcile.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the last.
What to watch before Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
In release order, the essentials before Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) are Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
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
- Karen Allen as Marion
- John Rhys-Davies as Sallah
- Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mason
- Thomas Kretschmann as Colonel Weber
Directed by James Mangold.