Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon West
Screenplay by	Patrick Massett; John Zinman;
Story by	Sara B. Cooper; Mike Werb; Michael Colleary;
Adaptation by	Simon West
Based on	Tomb Raider; by Core Design
Produced by	Lawrence Gordon; Lloyd Levin; Colin Wilson;
Starring	Angelina Jolie; Jon Voight; Iain Glen; Noah Taylor; Daniel Craig;
Cinematography	Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited by	Glen Scantlebury; Dallas S. Puett;
Music by	Graeme Revell
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Mutual Film Company; Lawrence Gordon Productions; Eidos Interactive; Tele München Group; BBC Films; Marubeni; Toho-Towa;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States and United Kingdom); United International Pictures (United Kingdom); Concorde Filmverleih (Germany); Toho-Towa (Japan);
Release dates	June 15, 2001 (United States); June 15, 2001 (Canada); June 28, 2001 (Germany); July 6, 2001 (United Kingdom); October 6, 2001 (Japan);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Germany; Canada; Japan; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$115 million
Box office	$275 million

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts in competition with the Illuminati.

The film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 15, 2001, to mostly negative reviews from critics, although Jolie was praised for her performance. It grossed $275 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing video game adaptations. A sequel, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003. Is the first installment in the Tomb Raider film series.