Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
A rare planetary alignment threatens to unlock an ancient time-controlling artefact, and only one heiress can stop it.
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About the film
Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.
What it’s about
Lara Croft, an orphaned English aristocrat and archaeologist, finds a secret room beneath the stairs of her mansion. Inside, an old clock contains a device tied to an ancient talisman that controls time. To keep the artefact from falling into the wrong hands, she must retrieve its two halves before a planetary alignment occurs for the first time in 5,000 years, an event that will activate its power.
What hooks you
Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft. The film earned Saturn Award nominations for Best Actress and Best Science Fiction Film, and an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Fight. It is based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Parts were shot at Angkor, Cambodia, and Hatfield House in England.
Who it’s for
It is worth a look for anyone who enjoys adventure fantasies with a strong female lead, archaeological mysteries, and action driven by a race against time. It will appeal to those who like steampunk touches, ancient conspiracies, and heroines who combine intellect with combat skills.
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 1h 40min
- Age rating
- 12+
- MPAA
- PG-13
- World premiere
- Jun 11, 2001
×2.4box office to budget
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 216 votesCreative team
All 10-
01
Angelina Jolie
Lara Croft
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02
Jon Voight
Lord Richard Croft
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03
Iain Glen
Manfred Powell
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04
Daniel Craig
Alex West
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05
Noah Taylor
Bryce
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06
Chris Barrie
Hillary · Hillary (credited as: Christopher Barrie)
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07
Richard Johnson
Distinguished Gentleman
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08
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Mr. Pimms
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09
Leslie Phillips
Wilson
Trivia
All facts 10
- During the destruction of the wall of a Cambodian temple, Daniel Craig stands next to the wall (he is easily recognizable by his shorts), where he should not be, because a few frames earlier he stood by the ropes to help destroy the wall.
- The planets shown from various angles illustrate the approach of the Parade of Planets without adhering to real scale.
- Although the year is not specified in the film, the real Parade of Planets occurred on May 3, 2000, about a year before the film's release. In the film, the "conjunction" begins on May 15.
- The film is based on the video game series «Tomb Raider» (1996 — present).
- Lara's pistols in the film are Heckler & Koch USP Match.
- In 1998, Brent V. Friedman wrote an unproduced screenplay for «Lara Croft: Tomb Raider». One of the possible reasons was the enormous box-office failure a year earlier of the film «Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation» (1997), for which Friedman was one of the screenwriters.
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