
Movie review
Tomb Raider
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- March 5, 2018
- Age Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/14/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Tomb Raider.
Representation / casting choices
Alicia Vikander, a white Swedish actress, plays the canonically white British Lara Croft with a trained athletic build that fits the established character; no diversity signaling, quotas, or identity-focused announcements in marketing or coverage.
Political / ideological dialogue
No explicit political speeches, activist rhetoric, or commentary on current social issues appear in the screenplay or final cut.
Identity-driven story themes
Lara's journey centers on personal growth, rejecting family wealth, and self-definition through adventure and father reconciliation; these remain individual character themes without group identity politics or social movements.
Institutional / cultural critique
Antagonists are generic corporate mercenaries and a shady organization exploiting artifacts for power; presented as straightforward villainy with no modern activist framing of capitalism, patriarchy, or Western institutions.
