Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

"Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat."

2001 1h 40m EN

😐

5.9

MID

🥫

21%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

5.8

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 6,697🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 229,645

AdventureActionFantasy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?

“Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

fuboTVSubscription

Paramount+ Amazon ChannelSubscription

Paramount+ Roku Premium ChannelSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

YouTubeRent

Fandango At HomeRent

Spectrum On DemandRent

PlexRent

Amazon VideoBuy

Apple TV StoreBuy

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Angelina Jolie
Lara Croft
Iain Glen
Manfred Powell
Daniel Craig
Alex West
Noah Taylor
Bryce
Chris Barrie
Hillary
Jon Voight
Lord Richard Croft
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Mr. Pimms
Leslie Phillips
Wilson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon West
Writers: Patrick Massett, John Zinman, Martin Asbury
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

$115M budget — tentpole studio territory.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Tomb Raider Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

Did you know

707+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Simon West, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Dallas Puett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Simon West directs. Peter Menzies Jr. behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Dallas Puett cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$115M budget — tentpole studio territory.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Tomb Raider Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5707+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Simon West, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Dallas Puett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Angelina Jolie and Iain Glen and Daniel Craig carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.".
11IMDB entry: tt0146316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "london, england", "buddhist monk", "planetary alignment", "illuminati".
13Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Menzies Jr.
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Dallas Puett
Production design: Kirk M. Petruccelli
Costume design: Lindy Hemming
Makeup / hair: Paul Engelen
VFX supervisor: Mara Bryan
Sound: Steve Boeddeker
Stunt coordinator: Steve Griffin
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $115,000,000
Box office: $274,703,340
Return: 239% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 21% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 33/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 229,645 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 21 nominations total

Part of

Tomb Raider Collection

Tomb Raider is a series of action-adventure movies, centering around the exploits of Lara Croft, a fictional British archaeologist-adventurer.

Also by

Simon West

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

The Movie Mob2023-02-11
★ 7/10
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider captures the spirit of the games and casts the perfect actress as its lead. It's not a perfect film, but one it's still of the better video game adaptations ever made. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider had high expectations to overcome with legions of die-hard video game fans wanting to see everything they dreamed of on the big screen. With a perfect lead actress and a director known for wild action films, Tomb Raider was brought to life in one of the most faithful video game adaptations ever made (for better or worse). This movie brought the 2000s-era Tomb Raider games to life with all the style and camp of the decade - Matrix glasses, grunge rock, mediocre computer effects, and over-the-top action. While it wasn't a mind-blowing epic, it was a fun ride that captured some of the Indians Jones meets James Bond style of the games. Angelina Jolie was born to play this role and nailed the look and strength of Lara Croft and looked like she had a blast doing it too. Throw in Daniel Craig before he was Bond and every video game movie's villain, Ian Glen, and you got yourself a ridiculous 2000s action flick that nails the Tomb Raider spirit of that time. With the same vibe and effects of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Tomb Raider has flaws, but it's still a lot of fun. Don't take it too seriously and you will have a good time.
Andre Gonzales2023-07-09
★ 6/10
I thought this was a good movie to bring to life from a video game. Angelina Jolie was the perfect person for this role. It's pretty much like the video game.
CinemaSerf2025-01-20
★ 6/10
Angelina Jolie brings loads of energy and attitude to this action-packed CGI fest. She's the eponymous daughter of a titled archaeologist who lives at (and regularly wrecks) her family's Buckinghamshire manor house. She's at an auction where an ancient gizmo sells for way over the odds. She manages to procure said bejewelled object and next thing her house is being attacked and the piece is stolen. She now has to use all of her wits and considerable ninja skills to track it down and that involves following it's trail to an ancient site that's long been hidden in China's icy wastes. It's all very formulaic, yes, but with Daniel Craig and Iain Glen adding to the duplicity and even the odd appearance from her motivational dad (Jon Voight) it brings the video game to life quite enthusiastically. Jolie proves to be quite a charismatic lead and the visual effects do their job adequately mingling the "Stargate" with the "Mummy" quite impressively. Nope, it will never trouble a BAFTA jury but as a piece of adventure cinema it's perfectly watchable with a lively soundtrack and a constantly moving storyline.