Born into Wealth. Groomed by the Elite. Trained for Combat.
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) is a adventure, action and fantasy film directed by Simon West, released on June 15, 2001 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig and Noah Taylor. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 6,658 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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Teaser
Angelina Jolie
as Lara Croft
Iain Glen
as Manfred Powell
Daniel Craig
as Alex West
Noah Taylor
as Bryce
Chris Barrie
as Hillary
Jon Voight
as Lord Richard Croft
Julian Rhind-Tutt
as Mr. Pimms
Leslie Phillips
as Wilson
Richard Johnson
as Distinguished Gentleman
Robert Phillips
as Assault Team Leader (Julius)
Rachel Appleton
as Young Lara
Henry Wyndham
as Boothby's Auctioneer
Directed by Simon West, written by Patrick Massett, John Zinman and Mike Werb, produced by Colin Wilson, Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 6,658 ratings.
**Lara Croft: Tomb Raider captures the spirit of the games and casts the perfect actress as its lead. It's not a perfect film, but one it's still of the better video game adaptations ever made.** Lara Croft: Tomb Raider had high expectations to overcome with legions of die-hard video game fans wanting to see everything they dreamed of on the big screen. With a perfect lead actress and a director known for wild…
Reviewed on February 11, 2023
I thought this was a good movie to bring to life from a video game. Angelina Jolie was the perfect person for this role. It's pretty much like the video game.
Reviewed on July 9, 2023
Angelina Jolie brings loads of energy and attitude to this action-packed CGI fest. She's the eponymous daughter of a titled archaeologist who lives at (and regularly wrecks) her family's Buckinghamshire manor house. She's at an auction where an ancient gizmo sells for way over the odds. She manages to procure said bejewelled object and next thing her house is being attacked and the piece is stolen. She now has to…
Reviewed on January 20, 2025
**None of this would've happened, if this stupid clock hadn't start tickin'.** If the clock never stared ticking, then Lara would never find it and try to learn more about the clock and the bad guys wouldn't know where the clock is and would never be able to find the pieces of the tiangle and couldn't accomplish what they want to accomplish.
Reviewed on April 25, 2026
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) includes Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor and Chris Barrie. The film was directed by Simon West. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was released on June 15, 2001 and runs for 1h 40m.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 6,658 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, action and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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