Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the Illuminati. The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. Tomb Raider was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. A sequel, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.
| Director | Simon West |
| Produced by | Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Colin Wilson |
| Screenplay by | Patrick Massett, John Zinman |
| Story by | Sara B. Cooper, Mike Werb, Michael Colleary |
| Based on | Tomb Raider, by Core Design |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig |
| Music | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Edited by | Dallas S. Puett, Glen Scantlebury |
| Production, company | Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Eidos Interactive |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (United States), United International Pictures (United Kingdom/Internationally), Concorde Filmverleih (Germany), Toho-Towa (Japan) |
| Released | June 15, 2001 (United States), June 28, 2001 (Germany), July 6, 2001 (United Kingdom), October 6, 2001 (Japan) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $115 million |
| Box office | $274.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 60004467 |
About Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Based on the video game series of the same name, the film follows Lara Croft coming alive in a movie and saving ancient artifacts from the Illuminati. The film is the first in the series.
Achievement of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
The movie was filmed all over the world including Iceland, Cambodia, England, and China. Angelina Jolie had lessons in yoga and kickboxing to prepare for her role.
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Latest information about Lara Croft: Tomb Raider updated on July 28 2021.
