Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 21 nominations
Chris Barrie
- Hillary
- (as Christopher Barrie)
David Cheung
- Head Laborer
- (as David Y. Cheung)
Storyline
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- TriviaFilming the scenes where Lara drives her Land Rover through the jungle there had to be endless re-shoots due to snakes and other wildlife falling through the open top roof. Angelina Jolie herself was reported to be terrified.
- GoofsThe Buddhist abbot at the monastery in Cambodia extends the 'wai', a gesture of respect (both palm pressed together and held just below the chin in front of the chest), to Lara, which she returns. A Buddhist monk would never give that gesture to anyone, and certainly not to a female, nor as the initiating party. Also, while monks are greeted that way, they do not return the gesture.
- Quotes
Lara Croft: To see your world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, an eternity in an hour. William Blake.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits after the title has been shown.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical, video and DVD versions are shorter than the uncut US and international versions, due to BBFC cuts. Cuts were required to what the BBFC called "glamorizing shots" of a flick knife, including the sight and/or sound of the knife opening. These cuts included a close shot of the knife covered in blood in the final fight scene, as well as sight of the knife being twirled by Powell seconds later. Also, the head butt delivered by Lara Croft in the end brawl was completely removed and substituted with a punch. The final deadly throat chop Lara gives Powell was cut for cinema release, but restored for UK video and DVD releases. Although these cuts would have been waived for a 15 certificate the distributors chose to remove the scenes for a lower 12 rating. The Blu-ray release was finally passed uncut, though upgraded to a 15 certificate, in 2009.
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I liked it!
I am not here to defend any plot snags this film might have. I however thought it would be cool to come here and say that I liked this movie. It was quite entertaining. Maybe not always "riveting" but fun action cheese nonetheless. Jolie brought a computer woman to life well and the movie is a good rental, maybe even an unpopular purchase.
I gave it 7/10 stars.
I gave it 7/10 stars.
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- ManOrAstroMan
- Apr 22, 2003
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- Also known as
- Tomb Raider
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $115,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $131,168,070
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $47,735,743
- Jun 17, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $274,703,340
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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