Lara Croft is a British tomb raider (Angelina Jolie). Her aristocratic heritage gives her the resources to train extensively in various forms of combat and fund expeditions to ancient cities and temples. Her latest quest involves an artifact called the All-Seeing Eye. The secret society of the Illuminati is searching for the All-Seeing Eye to gain control of the Triangle of Light when the planets of the solar system align. Lara discovers the All-Seeing Eye in her mansion, left there by her father (Jon Voight). The artifact is stolen by the Illuminati, however Lara discovers a letter from her deceased father explaining the activities of the Illuminati. After a global chase Lara faces off with the Illuminati for control of the Triangle of Light, which is the key to controlling time itself.