Lara Croft Tomb Raider
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Paramount Pictures  (2001) 100 mins PG-13

5.3 (45,190 votes)
Lara Croft is a British tomb raider (Angelina Jolie). Her aristocratic heritage gives her the resources to train extensively in various forms of combat and fund expeditions to ancient cities and temples. Her latest quest involves an artifact called the All-Seeing Eye. The secret society of the Illuminati is searching for the All-Seeing Eye to gain control of the Triangle of Light when the planets of the solar system align. Lara discovers the All-Seeing Eye in her mansion, left there by her father (Jon Voight). The artifact is stolen by the Illuminati, however Lara discovers a letter from her deceased father explaining the activities of the Illuminati. After a global chase Lara faces off with the Illuminati for control of the Triangle of Light, which is the key to controlling time itself....

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Cast and Crew
Angelina Jolie  ......  Lara Croft
Gerard Butler  ......  Terry Sheridan
Daniel Craig  ......  Alex West
Iain Glen  ......  Manfred Powell
Chris Barrie  ......  Hillary
Djimon Hounsou  ......  Kosa
Director  .....  Simon West
Producer  .....  Stuart Baird; Lawrence Gordon; Lloyd Levin
Writer  .....  Simon West; Sara B. Cooper; Mike Werb
Cinematography  .....  Peter Menzies Jr.
Musician  .....  Johann Sebastian Bach; Graeme Revell; Bono; Trent Reznor; Bootsy Collins; BT; Bill Leeb; Tim Mosley; Fatboy Slim; Adam Clayton; Larry Mullen Jr.; The Edge; Nine Inch Nails; Gary Numan
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lara touches her father's hand, her arm is up. In the close-up, it is down. A few seconds later, the arm is up again. (more)

Trivia:
Angelina Jolie did her own Bungee-Ballet, and according to an interview with her on the Jay Leno show, injured her ankle on the first take when landing on top of a chandelier went bad, so that part of the scene had to be done over again after she recovered. (more)

Filming Locations:
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
[after an extended action sequence with a training robot which then attempts to revive itself and sneak up on her]
Lara Croft: Stop!
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Awards:
3 wins & 12 nominations (more)