A sequel, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.Īdventurer Lara Croft defeats a robot in an Egyptian tomb, revealed to be a training exercise arena in her family manor, where she lives with her technical assistant Bryce and butler Hillary. The film grossed $274 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing video game adaptations. The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics, although Jolie was praised for her performance.
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.
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.
