Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writers:

Dean Georgaris (screenplay), Steven E. de Souza (story)

Stars:

Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelina Jolie	...	Lara Croft
Gerard Butler	...	Terry Sheridan
Ciarán Hinds	...	Jonathan Reiss
Chris Barrie	...	Hillary (as Christopher Barrie)
Noah Taylor	...	Bryce
Djimon Hounsou	...	Kosa
Til Schweiger	...	Sean
Simon Yam	...	Chen Lo
Terence Yin	...	Xien
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Nicholas Petraki
Fabiano Martell	...	Jimmy Petraki
Jonny Coyne	...	Gus Petraki (as Jonathan Coyne)
Robert Cavanah	...	MI6 Agent Stevens
Ronan Vibert	...	MI6 Agent Calloway
Lenny Juma	...	Village Leader

Storyline

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, makes the unexpected discovery of a throbbing golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artefact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power, Lara needs to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, especially the unscrupulous former Nobel Prize winner and now a bio-weapons dealer, Jonathan Reiss. With the aid of the former agent, Terry Sheridan, the fearless adventurer travels the world in pursuit of the precious item; however, can she retrieve it in time to save the day?

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Plot Keywords:

based on video game | sequel | altered version of studio logo | explosion | sexy woman | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

Djimon Hounsou appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as Korath, which the film's plot centered around an orb, which contains a weapon, which the film's main antagonist plots to use. In this film, Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) sets out to retrieve an orb, which will lead to the mythical Pandora's Box.

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Goofs

Lara gives Alexander the Great's nationality as Greek. While in fact he was Macedonian, this was considered to be another kind of Greek at the time.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jimmy Petraki: They found another one. There's going to be no treasure left by the time she gets here.

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Crazy Credits

The opening logos for Paramount and Mutual Films are projected onto water.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Times Hollywood Ruined Video Game Movies (2019)

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Soundtracks

Jam For the Ladies (Jason Nevins Remix)
(Uncredited)
Performed by Moby and Jason Nevins

User Reviews

I'm sorry I just don't find the Lara croft movies good

Angelina Jolie reprises her signature role in the action-packed adventure Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. This time Croft is hired by MI6 to stop a mad scientist who is intent on finding the mythical Pandora's Box and releasing its deadly contents into the world. Unfortunately Jolie's performance is rather lifeless, and she doesn't have much chemistry with co-star Gerard Butler. Additionally, the storytelling is poor, randomly going from place to place with characters dropping in and out without much explanation. An uninspired and wholly unnecessary sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is rubbish.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount

Country:

USA Germany Japan UK Hong Kong

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

25 July 2003 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: Le berceau de la vie

Filming Locations:

Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Box Office

Budget:

$95,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,783,641, 27 July 2003

Gross USA:

$65,660,196

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$160,099,222

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1