Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider parents guide

No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

No gore

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

How gory is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider?

No gore and strong violence.

What is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated PG-13, with strong violence. Your call for older kids.

What is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider about?

Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?

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