What is the iRankMovies score for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life?

Name: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Director: Jan de Bont
Genre: adventure, action, fantasy
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 5.5

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life has an iRankMovies score of 44.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

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

The lady returns.

Release:2003

Runtime:1h 57m

Country:Germany

Director:Jan de Bont

Language:English

Genre

AdventureActionFantasy

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Keywords

MedallionBiological WeaponShanghai ChinaRiddleEx LoverGreeceKazakhstanMercenary

iRank45

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.5/10· 151K votes

Rotten Tomatoes24%

Metacritic43%

TMDb5.762/10· 5K votes

With 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursuit of the precious item in a race against time; she must beat the unscrupulous Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist, Jonathan Reiss, to it.

Cast of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Angelina Jolie
as Lara Croft
Gerard Butler
as Terry Sheridan
Ciarán Hinds
as Jonathan Reiss
Chris Barrie
as Hillary
Noah Taylor
as Bryce
Djimon Hounsou
as Kosa
Til Schweiger
as Sean
Simon Yam
as Chen Lo
Terence Yin Chi-Wai
as Xien
Daniel Caltagirone
as Nicholas Petraki
Fabiano Martell
as Jimmy Petraki
Jonny Coyne
as Gus Petraki

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life facts

Budget: $95M
Box office: $160.1M
Collection: Tomb Raider Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Archaeologist action adventure delivers treasure hunt spectacle with exotic locations
•Video game adaptation provides established character mythology and global setting scope
•Alexander the Great antidote plot creates supernatural adventure intrigue and spectacle

What the audience disliked

•Comedy tonal shifts and animation elements undermine serious action adventure tone
•Video game source material adaptation feels hollow beneath visual spectacle

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