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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
149K
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Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
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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.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.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
    • Steven E. de Souza
    • James V. Hart
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Gerard Butler
    • Chris Barrie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    149K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • Dean Georgaris
      • Steven E. de Souza
      • James V. Hart
    • Stars
      • Angelina Jolie
      • Gerard Butler
      • Chris Barrie
    • 354User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Lara Croft
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Terry Sheridan
    Chris Barrie
    Chris Barrie
    • Hillary
    • (as Christopher Barrie)
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Jonathan Reiss
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Bryce
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Kosa
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Sean
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Chen Lo
    Terence Yin
    Terence Yin
    • Xien
    Daniel Caltagirone
    Daniel Caltagirone
    • Nicholas Petraki
    Fabiano Altamura
    Fabiano Altamura
    • Jimmy Petraki
    • (as Fabiano Martell)
    Jonny Coyne
    Jonny Coyne
    • Gus Petraki
    • (as Jonathan Coyne)
    Robert Cavanah
    Robert Cavanah
    • MI6 Agent Stevens
    Ronan Vibert
    Ronan Vibert
    • MI6 Agent Calloway
    Lenny Juma
    • Village Leader
    Raymond Ofula
    • Village Leader
    • (as Raymond Offula)
    Hezron Ajuala
    • Village Leader
    Alfred Kalipso
    • Tribesman
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • Dean Georgaris
      • Steven E. de Souza
      • James V. Hart
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Angelina Jolie had to wear bra padding, in order for her bust size to measure up to the videogame character. Jolie wears considerably less (and possibly no) padding in this film, as the decision was made to give Lara more realistic dimensions.
    • Goofs
      Lara's face is forced down onto broken glass by Reiss' henchman Sean causing her to bleed on the table. When she comes up there are no marks, scratches or blood on her face.
    • Quotes

      Terry Sheridan: I don't suppose either of you know how to fly a helicopter?

      Bryce: I can.

      Terry Sheridan: What?

      Hillary: What...?

      Bryce: Yeah. I've got over 150 hours between flight simulation games, models.

      Terry Sheridan: And in the real thing?

      Bryce: Two.

      Terry Sheridan: Two? Well, you're only going to fly it once I'm out, so I hope you remember your two hours well.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening logos for Paramount and Mutual Films are projected onto water.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Did My Time
      Written and Performed by Korn

      Produced by Korn and Jonathan Davis

      Additional production by Frank Filipetti

      Korn performs courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews354

    Featured review
    7/10

    Adventures and action-packed in charge of a video-game heroine

    The movie centers on Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) who is assigned by the British Intelligence -MI6- to discover the Pandora box that the baddies (Ciaran Hinds and Til Schweiger) want to find with the purpose of ruling the world . She is helped by an imprisoned mercenary (Gerard Butler) that will be freed , and two sympathetic underlings who appeared in the first part (Noah Taylor and Christhopher Barrie) . They'll have to confront amount of dangers , adventures and risks until reach their aims .

    Run-of-the-mill action film because from the beginning to the final the frenetic action , thrills and fast movement are continued and unstopped . The picture blends emotion , intrigue , thriller , suspense , rip-roaring scenes and a little bit of violence when the fights happen . It is a film pretty bemusing and entertaining . It's a typical modern action film : continuous struggles in leaps and bounds , running men while are shooting and interminable pursuits . Besides , there are spellbound landscapes of various countries where the starring are traveling around the world to resolve the enigmas . The ending confrontation amongst the protagonists and enemies on the Kilimanjaro's skirts is breathtaking . The picture is similar to previous part with the difference in this latter there is an adventure chum (Gerard Butler) playing a type of ¨buddy movie¨ role. Thus , the storyline is basically a rehash of the former picture . Just as in the first film, there are several scenes in which the live-action Lara mimics are mingled with the computer generator effects . The film attained moderated success at box office , less than the first one , and not as good as the anterior . I don't know if the producers are going to make a third part .

    David Tattersall's cinematography is glittering and glimmer as is well reflected on the awesome and impressive outdoors in charge of the production designer Petruccelli . Alan Silvestri's music is atmospheric and marvelous . The motion picture was well directed by Jan De Bont (Speed) . It is very spectacular , it is a film for adrenaline lovers . The yarn will appeal to Angelina Jolie and Lara Croft videogames fans.
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    • May 8, 2005
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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Japan
      • United Kingdom
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Swahili
      • Greek
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Tomb Raider 2
    • Filming locations
      • Santorini, Greece(Opening scene)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Mutual Film Company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $95,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,660,196
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,783,641
      • Jul 27, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,099,222
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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