Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

– English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Jun 2001

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Simon West

Writer:

Sara B. Cooper (story), Mike Werb (story), Michael Colleary (story), Simon West (adaptation), Patrick Massett (screenplay), John Zinman (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor

Plot:

A member of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a "tomb raider" who enjoys collecting ancient artifacts from ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide, and doesn't mind going through death-defying dangers to get them. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and foreign languages - and does them all in tight outfits. Well, the planets of the solar system are going into planetary alignment (Which occurs every 5,000 years), and a secret society called the Illuminati is seeking an ancient talisman that gives its possessor the ability to control time. However, they need a certain clock/key to help them in their search, and they have to find the talisman in one week or wait until the next planetary alignment to find it again. Lara happens to find that key hidden in a wall of her mansion. The Illuminati steal it, and Lara gets an old letter from her deceased father telling her about the society's agenda (Her father was also the one who hid the key). Now, she must retrieve the key and find and destroy the talisman before the Illuminati can get their hands on it.

Awards:

4 wins & 18 nominations.

Gross profit:

$129,512,407

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
Metacritic:
33%