2001 · PG-13 · 100 min
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Adventurer Lara Croft races a secret society to recover an ancient artifact that can control time.
- Director
- Simon West
- Released
- June 15, 2001
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company
- Worldwide
- $172,989,651
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Budget
- $92,000,000
- Opening Weekend
- $47,735,743
- Domestic
- $108,638,745
- Worldwide
- $172,989,651
- Return on Budget
- 1.9x
Synopsis
The picture.
Lara Croft is a highly skilled British adventurer and daughter of the late archaeologist Lord Richard Croft. Her world is upended when she discovers a mysterious ticking clock hidden in her family estate, which her father's journals identify as the key to finding the Triangle of Light, an artifact capable of manipulating time.
The Illuminati, a secret society led by Manfred Powell, intends to use the artifact during a rare planetary alignment to achieve world domination. Lara travels to the ruins of a Cambodian temple and the frozen Siberian tundra to find the two halves before Powell can assemble them.
Aided by her tech expert Bryce and challenged by her rival Alex West, Lara faces deadly traps and ancient guardians, and uncovers the truth about her father's disappearance.
Above the Line
Cast & crew.
Director
- Simon West
Writers
- Patrick Massett
- John Zinman
- Sara B. Cooper
- Mike Werb
- Michael Colleary
Principal Cast
- Angelina Jolie
- Jon Voight
- Iain Glen
- Noah Taylor
- Daniel Craig
- Richard Johnson
Studios
- Paramount Pictures
- Mutual Film Company
- Lawrence Gordon Productions
- Eidos Interactive
Trailer
Watch it.
Production Notes
What made it work.
- 01
Based on the popular Tomb Raider video game series developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive.
- 02
Filmed at Pinewood Studios in England and on location in Cambodia, the first major Western production to shoot there since 1965.
- 03
Angelina Jolie performed many of her own stunts, including the acrobatic 'bungee ballet' sequence in Croft Manor.
- 04
Jon Voight, who plays Lord Richard Croft, is the real-life father of lead actress Angelina Jolie.
- 05
Debuted at number one at the U.S. box office and became the highest-grossing video game adaptation at the time of release.
Reception
How it landed.
Critical
Mostly negative critical reception, with praise reserved for Angelina Jolie's charismatic performance.
Audience
Significant commercial success that launched a global film franchise.