Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon West
Screenplay by	Patrick Massett John Zinman
Adaptation by	Simon West
Story by	Sara B. Cooper Mike Werb Michael Colleary
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 (Select territories) Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) Toho-Towa (Japan)
Release dates	June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) (United States) June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) (Germany) July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) (United Kingdom) October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) (Japan)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Countries	Germany Japan United Kingdom United States[2][1]
Language	English
Budget	$115 million[3]
Box office	$274.7 million[3]

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, the 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 on June 15, 2001, to generally negative reviews from critics, although Jolie was praised for her performance. It grossed $274.7 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.