Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

This article is about the 2001 film starring Angelina Jolie. For the 2018 film starring Alicia Vikander, see Tomb Raider (film). For the character, see Lara Croft.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	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 by	Graeme Revell
Cinematography	Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited by	Dallas S. Puett Glen Scantlebury
Production company	Mutual Film Company Lawrence Gordon Productions Eidos Interactive
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States) United International Pictures (International) Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) Toho-Towa (Japan)
Release date	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[1]
Language	English
Budget	$115 million[2]
Box office	$274.7 million[2]

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (also known as simply 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 for its stylized action and bland plot, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. Tomb Raider was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. A sequel, titled Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.