

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
The lady returns.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $95M
- Box office
- $160.1M
- Language
- English
- medallion
- biological weapon
- shanghai, china
- riddle
- ex-lover
- greece
- kazakhstan
- mercenary
- earthquake
- chinese mafia
- treasure hunt
- alexander the great
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Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1321 Jul 2003
- PhysicalPG-13VHS / DVD18 Nov 2003
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1222 Aug 2003
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM25 Sept 2003
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1215 Aug 2003
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU21 Aug 2003
FranceFR
- Theatrical1220 Aug 2003
- PhysicalDVD4 Mar 2004
- Digital / OTTVOD13 Nov 2012
- PhysicalBlu-ray20 Nov 2013
- Digital / OTTNetflix15 Jun 2021
- Digital / OTTPrime Video1 Feb 2022
- TVParis Première23 Oct 2025
- Digital / OTTPrime Video28 Feb 2026
- TV6ter21 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1214 Aug 2003
GreeceGR
- TheatricalPG3 Oct 2003
HungaryHU
- Theatrical124 Sept 2003
- Physical12DVD3 Feb 2004
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1222 Aug 2003
ItalyIT
- Theatrical24 Oct 2003
JapanJP
- TheatricalG20 Sept 2003
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life was released on 21 July 2003.
Audience reviews
3- T7/10
The Movie Mob
2/11/2023
**The Cradle of Life is still an outrageous action adventure full of stunts and gunfights, but this time, the style and directing minimize the cliche and maximize the fun!** The Cradle of Life benefits from a larger budget, a new director, and a little less cheese. While this Tomb Raider film still has plenty of ridiculous moments, this time, they are more fantastical than cliche, which for a video game character,…
- A6/10
Andre Gonzales
7/10/2023
Equally as good as the first. It's just like the video game. So there storyline was pretty much made for them. Good movie though.
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
1/20/2025
Proof, if it were ever really needed, that Gerard Butler really is just eye candy! He's ex Royal Marine "Terry" who allies with our intrepid relic hunter "Lara" (Angelina Jolie) as she embarks on another adventure to save the world. This time it's the megalomaniac "Reiss" (Ciarán Hinds) who is trying to obtain a talisman that will enable him to release the worst effects of the legendary "Pandora's Box" onto an unsusp…
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