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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

12 117 min  -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy  -   25 July 2003 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.3/10 from 52,096 users   Metascore: 43/100 
Reviews: 305 user | 143 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box.

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writers:

Dean Georgaris (screenplay), Steven E. de Souza (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelina Jolie ...
Gerard Butler ...
Ciarán Hinds ...
Chris Barrie ...
Hillary (as Christopher Barrie)
Noah Taylor ...
Djimon Hounsou ...
Til Schweiger ...
Simon Yam Simon Yam ...
Terence Yin ...
Daniel Caltagirone ...
Fabiano Martell ...
Jonny Coyne ...
Gus Petraki (as Jonathan Coyne)
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Storyline

Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss, an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara recruits Terry Sheridan, a British marine turned mercenary (and her former love interest) to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb... Written by Gavin Nelson  

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Plot Keywords:

Orb | Pandoras Box | Terrorism | Stylized Violence | Ambush  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | Germany | Japan | UK

Language:

English | Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,783,641 (USA) (27 July 2003) (3222 Screens)

Gross:

$156,505,388 (Worldwide) (16 April 2004)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The film was banned in China because "it damaged China's reputation, giving the impression of a country in chaos, with no government and over-run by secret societies". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: They are almost touching the water when parachuting off the skyscraper, but the next close-up scene shows them coming straight down onto the ship. When Lara and Terry land on the ship, their parachutes are supposed to come down after them. You can see the chutes in their hands from the next far shot, but it happens too quickly. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jimmy Petraki: They found another one. There's going to be no treasure left by the time she gets here.
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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, the names rolling through the center are
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Soundtracks

"You're Nice"
Written and Performed by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield See more »